Causes of the Civil War
Arguably the biggest issue that divided the North and South was whether _________________ should be allowed.
slavery
The states that broke away from the US in the Civil War collectively called themselves....
The Confederacy/The Confederate States of America
After Lincoln was assassinated, who took over as President?
Andrew Johnson
Who argued that he should be free because he lived in free territories for a while?
Dred Scott
Who was the winner of the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
This legislation allowed people in two specific territories to decide whether they would be a free state or slave state by voting
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Explain King Cotton Diplomacy. Who was involved, what was the plan, how did it turn out?
The Confederacy (South) attempted to get Great Britain as an ally by offering them cotton.
Which amendment gave African American males (and all males regardless of race) the ability to vote?
The 15th amendment
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
What did the 14th amendment do?
Granted citizenship to anyone born in the US or naturalized, this included African Americans and those formerly enslaved.
Name the President of the South/Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis.
What are border states. Define correctly.
States that have slavery but have not seceded (broken away) from the United States.
What was the purpose of the Freedmens' Bureau? What did they do?
Helped African Americans and those formerly enslaved
What did the Plessy v. Ferguson case do?
Establish racial segregation with the "separate but equal" principle.
Name TWO ways people could avoid the draft during the Civil War (can be North or South)
find a substitute, pay $300, or own 20 or more slaves
Kansas & Harpers Ferry (West) Virginia
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? BE SPECIFIC!
Freed the slaves in the rebelling (Confederate) states only-- NOT the border states!
Possible Answers: Poll taxes, literacy tests, Ku Klux Klan activity, Grandfather clause
This banned the slave trade in Washington D.C., admitted California as a free state, and implemented a stricter fugitive slave law.
The Compromise of 1850
In Richmond, women upset about being unable to feed their families during the Civil War started this event.
The Bread Riot
This famous novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe exposed the conditions of slavery and contributed to the escalation of the Civil War.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What is the name of the plan created by the North to block Southern ports and take control of the Mississippi River?
Anaconda Plan
What is sharecropping? Define it.
A farmer will farm land owned by someone else in exchange for housing, tools, and seeds. The farmer will have to sell a share of the crops to get money and pay the landowner back.
Which state was the first to officially secede (break away) from the United States?
South Carolina
Lincoln gave this very famous speech at a cemetery to commemorate fallen Union soldiers.
Gettysburg Address