Antebellum
The Mexican American War was mainly fought over…
Land
This invention caused slavery to become far more profitable and more prevalent
Cotton gin
Which was NOT part of the Union strategy to end the war?
Blockade southern ports
Control the Mississippi River
Fight a defensive war in the North
Capture Richmond, VA
3. Defensive war in the North
Where was the first conflict of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
To secede means
To leave
The period in the early 1800s that changed the way work was done in America
Industrial Revolution
This region was dominated by industry and manufacturing
North
Anyone who helped runaway slaves could be punished due to this law
Fugitive Slave Act
This battle in the Civil War was known as the "bloodiest day" of the war and prompted the Emancipation Proclamation
Battle of Antietam
The Emancipation Proclamation did what
Freed slaves in the south
Forced westward migration of Native Americans from their homes
Trail of Tears
Differences in the economies of northern and southern states led to a division between parts of the country called
Sectionalism
The practice of having the people in a state vote on whether it would be a slave state or free state
Popular Sovereignty
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Victory at the siege of Vicksburg was important because
It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
Who was the Commanding General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?
General Robert E. Lee
These two had a series of debates about slavery
Lincoln-Douglas
Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad ?
Harriet Tubman
The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to people flooding into these territories to vote on slavery. This led to
Bleeding Kansas
This Pennsylvania battle was the bloodiest of the war, causing 28,000 Confederate casualties and putting the South on defense
Gettysburg
Who was the Union Commanding officer at Appomattox Court house? He was instrumental in the war in the West.
The main effect Dred Scott v. Sandford had on America was that the Supreme Court ruled that banning slavery would violate
the 5th amendment because slaves were property
DAILY DOUBLE!!!! The book that changed the minds of many northerners by describing the evils of slavery
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The event that caused southerners to fear that abolitionists from the north were going to attack them to free their slaves
Raid at Harper's Ferry
This battle made ironclads required and changed naval warfare forever
Hampton Roads/Merrimac vs. the Monitor
When General Sherman marched to the sea he destroyed, burned land, and hurt people. This war tactic is called
Total War