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He is responsible for the Compromise of 1850.
Who is Henry Clay?
This state bled until federal troops were sent there.
What is Kansas?
This battled earned General Thomas Jackson with the nickname of "Stonewall Jackson."
What is the first battle of Bull Run?
This Union General created the famous Anaconda Plan for the war.
Who is General Winfield Scott?
A person is runs away from legal authority is known as this.
What is a fugitive?
He stated, "if the law requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then I say break the law."
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
These three groups aligned to establish the Republican Party and selected John C. Fremont as their presidential candidate in 1856.
What are Anti-slavery Whigs and Democrats, and Free-Soilers?
This battle was doomed when the Union discovered a misplaced copy of Lee's orders describing his plan.
What is Antietam?
This Union General becomes known for stating, "No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted."
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Lincoln's statement "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here" is known as this literary device.
What is irony?
He ruled that Dred Scott was still a slave, and according to the Fifth Amendment, property cannot be taken without due process. Ultimately, slavery is protected by the Constitution.
Who is Chief Justice Roger B. Taney?
In the Lincoln-Douglas debate, Douglas argued that territories could refuse to pass laws protecting the rights of slaveholders, known as this Doctrine.
What is Freeport?
General Burnside resigned his post after a crushing defeat in this battle.
What is Fredericksburg?
These Generals led the surprise attack on Shiloh.
Who are Generals Albert Sydney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard?
To formally join a military force is known as this.
What is "enlist"?
His plan to revolt against slavery was foiled and he was eventually hanged.
Who is John Brown?
Vocabulary: A person who dies for a cause is known as this.
What is a martyr?
Lee stated"He has lost his left arm, and I have lost my right" after this battle.
What is Chancellorsville?
This officer along with his naval forces captured New Orleans.
Who is David Farragut?
These nicknames were given to the soldiers of the Union and Confederate armies.
What are Yankees and Rebels?
He suggested amending the Constitution to protect slavery south of 36*30 N Latitude.
Who is Senator John Crittenden?
This cartoon depicts secessionists leaving the Union by doing this.
What is sawing off a branch from a tree?
These three battles were fought as Grant pushed his troops to Richmond.
What are the Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse, and Cold Harbor?
This General and his men were caught between Lee and Jackson at Chancellorsville.
Who is General Joseph Hooker?
This word refers to soldiers who abandon their posts to flee from fear, hunger, or sickness.
Who are "deserters"?