Efforts to avoid War
The Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to enter as a __________ state and Maine as a _________ state.
Missouri- Slave
Maine- Free
Citizens from this state crossed into Kansas illegally to vote for slavery
Missouri
Abraham Lincoln
Name one advantage that the Union (North) had on the Civil War
Population, Industry, Political leadership (Lincoln), and Naval Superiority
What 1863 order declared enslaved people in Confederate states free
Emancipation Proclamation
This 1850 Law required Northerners to return escaped enslaved people
The Fugitive Slave Act
Who led a violent massacre of pro-slavery groups in Kansas
John Brown
This was the first state to secede from the Union in December 1860
South Carolina
Name one advantage the Confederacy (South) had on the Civil War
Home soil, better prepared for war, good military leadership, higher morale
Famous speech that Lincoln gave to dedicate a battlefield and reaffirm the nations ideals
Gettysburg address
This state entered the Union as a free state under the Compromise of 1850
California
What Supreme Court case ruled that congress could not limit slavery in the territories
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Battle that was the Confederates 2st North invasion
Gettysburg
Name one Confederate General who was famous for his strong leadership
Robert E. Lee or Stonewall Jackson
This amendment officially banned slavery
13th amendment
This idea allowed territories to vote on whether they would allow slavey
Popular sovereignty
In the 1855 Kansas election, how many times more votes were cast then the population
4x
List 2 of the first 6 states to secede after South Carolina
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas
Deadliest single day battle in US history
Antietam
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to officially end the Civil War
Virginia
This earlier compromise was made "obsolete" by the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Army general who runs for president in 1864 and looses in a landslide
What event officially marked the beginning of the Civil War
Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina
What were the 2 early battles that the confederates won in 1861 and 1862
1st bull run and 2nd bull run
About how many people died during the civil war, making it the deadliest in American history?
620,000