Compromises and Laws
This part of the Compromise of 1850 stated that northern states had to return runaway slaves to their southern masters. This greatly angered the North.
What is the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850?
This was the nickname given to the conflicts that were sparked in Kansas following the passing of "popular sovereignty" there.
What is "Bleeding Kansas?"
This region had the majority of the railroads and resources during the Civil War.
What is the North?
This war measure went into effect on January 1, 1863 and stated that the slaves in the Confederate states were "hereby and forever free."
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Republican President who won the Election of 1860 which led to the secession of the first 7 states of the Confederacy.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This is the Representative from Kentucky who was the main author of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.
Who is Henry Clay?
This abolitionist used violence both in Kansas and at Harpers' Ferry in support for his anti-slavery views.
Who is John Brown?
This was the expressed goal for President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
What was to preserve/save the Union?
This battle occurred after Confederate general Robert E. Lee invaded Pennsylvania. Lee was defeated by George Meade who forced Lee to retreat from the North.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
Famous abolitionist who was a former slave, wrote an autobiography on his time as a slave, and had famous speeches such as "What is the Fourth of July to a Slave?"
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This law stated that western territories above the Missouri Compromise line could determine for themselves if they would or would not have slavery.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
This is the idea that you are more loyal to your region of the country and its interests over the entire country itself.
What is Sectionalism?
This was where the first firing of the Civil War took place.
What is Fort Sumter?
This is the "true turning point" of the war. ULYSSES S. GRANT after taking Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Grant wins this battle that officially ends Confederate control of the Mississippi River. This turned the Western Theater of the war completely over to the Union.
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
Famous abolitionist who started the abolitionist newspaper entitled "The Liberator."
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
This was the free state added to the Union to balance Missouri being added as a slave state.
What is Maine?
This Supreme Court ruling declared that slaves were not citizens of the United States and therefore could not sue the government and the federal government could not rule on the issue of slavery.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
This is where Robert E. Lee surrendered to ULYSSES S. GRANT in April 1865 and effectively ended the war.
What is Appomattox Courthouse?
These were the two major cities in the state of Georgia that were taken by the Union during Sherman's March to the Sea.
What is Atlanta and Savannah?
Democratic Senator who pushed for the idea of "popular sovereignty" to decide the issue of slavery in the western territories.
Who is Stephen Douglas?