Events leading to Civil War
A secret network that transported escaped slaves from the South to the North
Underground Railroad
Made blacks pay a tax to vote
Poll Tax
This Union general brought "Total War" to the South and left a path of destruction 60 miles wide
General William Tecumseh Sherman
The first battle of the Civil War that convinced people that this war was going to be long and bloody
First battle of Bull Run
This type of rifle ammunition was a new type of bullet
Minae bullet (conical bullets)
This law allowed southern bounty hunters to recapture escaped slaves in the North
Fugitive slave law
This Amendment banned former confederates from serving in public office
14th Amendment
The Confederate general that was in command of the army of Northern Virginia
The bloodiest battle of the civil war
Antietam
This technology allowed civil war abullets to travel faster and be more accurate
Rifle Barreling
This raid on the town of Harpers Ferry VA became known as
John Browns Raid
A system of legal discrimination and segregation in the south
Jim Crow Laws
This Union general was hesitant and cautious
General George B Mclellan
The turning point of the Civil War
Gettysburg
Civil War Artillery loaded this kind of ammunition when enemy troops were within close range
Cannister shot
Violence that broke out in this state as a result of a disputed election became known as
Bleeding Kansas
This Amendment gave African American men the right to vote
15th Amendment
The first all-black regiment that attacked Fort Wagner S.C.
54th MA
During this battle Confederate forces attacked through the trees and surprised the union army leading to victory
Chancellorsville
The confederate and the union Ironclad ships were called
Monitor and Merrimack
This law attempted to maintain the balance of power between the North and South
Compromise of 1850
The Supreme Court decision that established the doctrine of separate but equal
Plessy vs Ferguson
Draft riots in New York forced President Lincoln to suspend ____________and bring in troops to put down the riots
Habeas Corpus
The fate of the confederacy was sealed when this city was captured
Vicksburg
A particular type of infantry ammunition that worked much the same way as a shotgun round was called
Buck and Ball