important people
Who proposed the Compromise of 1850?
Henry Clay
What are the four border states?
Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Delaware
What is the name given to a person who has been freed from slavery?
Freedman
What city did President Lincoln call the "key" to the Mississippi?
Vicksburg
How did Abraham die?
He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What party believed slavery was a moral evil and did not want it to extend?
Republican Party
What is the 19th Century movement that sought an end to slavery?
Abolition movement
What made this city a difficult city to capture for Union forces?
It was well protected and was located on a bluff.
What did he issue that was said slavery in the areas of rebellion would be abolished on January 1, 1863?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Who was a Northern candidate from Illinois, a Democrat, called the "prominant giant", and had some presidential aspirations?
Stephen Douglas
How many times did Lincoln and Douglas debate during the IL senate election?
7 times
What is known as the drafting of citizens into military service?
Conscription
What was the final tactic used by Grant to take the city of Vicksburg?
He placed them under siege
What was Lincoln dealing with on a personal note prior to the Battle of Antietam occurred?
His son had contracted a fever and died
Who was a black slave who sued for his freedom and made a very important case?
Where was the Democratic convention held (to elect their presidential candidate) in 1860?
What is the name given to supplies captured from an enemy during war?
Contraband
In order to divert attention from Vicksburg, General Grant marched forces to take what capital city?
Jackson
What was his goal throughout the Civil War?
To keep the Union
Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Dred Scott case?
Roger B. Taney
What state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
What is a military tactic in which a navy presents vessels from entering or leaving its enemy's ports?
Blockade
What day did Confederate forces surrender at Vicksburg?
July 4, 1863
How did his cabinet respond to his draft on the Emancipation Proclamation?
They were literally dead silent