Unit 4 Civil War

4.1

1

This was the belief/movement that all African American slaves should be free

Abolition

2

This was the belief that humanity was inherently good and society had been corrupted

Transcendentalism

3

This was the first organized convention by women in 1848

Seneca Falls Convention

4

This person was an abolitionist and a leading figure of the underground railroad

Harriet Tubman

5

This document at the Seneca Falls Convention highlighted the many grievances and demands that women had in the U.S.

The Declaration of Sentiments

People

1

The Union president during the Civil War

Abraham Lincoln

2

This Union general won numerous battles out west and became the top general by the end of the war

Ulysses S. Grant

3

The name of the man who was caned in Congress

Charles Sumner

4

The abolitionist who fought pro-slavery supporters in Kansas and led the raid on Harper's Ferry

John Brown

5

The name of the prominent women's suffrage leader who drafted letters, petitions, and declarations on behalf of women in the mid-1800s

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

4.2

1

This case ruled that African Americans could never be citizens and that they could not sue for their freedom

The Dred Scott Case

2

This was the first state to secede from the Union

South Carolina

3

This political party was created in opposition to the Democratic Party

The Republican Party

4

This act led to the creation of California as a free state and allowed newly created territories to vote for themselves on the issue of slavery

The Compromise of 1850

5

The Kansas-Nebraska act indirectly led to this event occurring in the state of Kansas

Bleeding Kansas

Battles

1

The Battle of __________ in 1863 was a major Union victory that repelled the Confederate advance into Union territory, never to see them return again.

The Battle of Gettysburg

2

The Attack on ____ ______ in 1861 was the first battle of the Civil War.

The Attack on Fort Sumter

3

The Battle of _______ in 1862 was the single bloodiest day in U.S. history and was a victory for the Union

The Battle of Antietam

4

The 1st Battle of ____ ___ was one of the first major battles of the war. This was a Confederate victory and showed the inexperience of both sides and that the war would not be over quickly

The 1st Battle of Bull Run

5

The Battle of _________ in 1863 was a Union win and gave them complete control of the Mississippi, effectively cutting the Confederacy in two

The Battle of Vicksburg

4.3

1

This was the full name of the new southern country that separated from the Union

The Confederate States of America

2

This was a Union naval blockade of the entire southern coastline including the Mississippi River to the west

The Anaconda Plan

3

This was the name given to the freeing of all slaves on January 1st, 1863

The Emancipation Proclamation

4

This was the name of the two-minute long speech by President Lincoln that reaffirmed the north of their need to fight and preserve the Union

The Gettysburg Address

5

This infamous event during the Battle of Gettysburg led to the Confederate army being mowed down by Union fire, causing their retreat

Pickett's Charge