Pre-Civil War Pt. 1
"Terrorist" in the South and "Patriot" in the North who led a violent slave revolt on Harper's Ferry, Virginia; was hanged for his crimes.
Who is John Brown?
This was a famous book about the horrors of slavery by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It enlightened and angered the North on slavery.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
He was the famed commanding general of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
He was the famous Union general who was named commander of the Union army in 1864. He would successfully lead the Union to victory over the Confederates in April of 1865.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
His Reconstruction plan was based on forgiveness and a quick, peaceful reunion with the South.
Who is President Lincoln?
Harriet Tubman conducted a secret system to lead escaping slaves from the South into the free North, known as this.
What is the underground railroad?
This was a famous Supreme Court case that ruled slaves do not have rights that white people are obligated to honor.
What was Dred Scott v. Sanford?
The people of New Mexico and Utah advocated for __________, which means that the people would decide whether issues like slavery should be allowed/disallowed in their state
What is Popular Sovereignty?
The _____________ plan was an attempt to "strangle" the confederate states at the Mississippi river and New Orleans cutting off key supply lines
What is The Anaconda Plan?
This plan was seen as too lenient on the South because all they had to do is apologize to the Union and they were off the hook.
What is the Johnson Plan?
This means "giving the people the right to choose", in this case voting whether or not to legalize slavery in their territories.
What is popular sovereignty?
The Dred Scott decision was a controversial court case surrounding the enforcement of ________ Laws?
What is Fugitive Slave?
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in this Northern state.
What is Pennsylvania?
President Lincoln gave this speech in November of 1863 to dedicate a cemetery to the fallen soldiers of the battle and called for the country to unite as a free nation.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
He becomes president after Lincoln gets assassinated
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This compromise delayed a civil war by agreeing to bring in California as a free state, while the South gets a strong fugitive slave law passed.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
A term that came to define the first half of the 1800's, it describes how states put their own interests ahead of national interests, which divided the North and South.
What is sectionalism?
The bloodiest single DAY of the war took place here near Sharpsburg, Maryland
What is the Battle of Antietam?
This Constitutional amendment officially abolished slavery at the end of 1865.
What is the 13th Amendment?
Laws that severely limited the rights of freedmen, deprived the ex slaves from certain privileges. (weren't allowed to serve on juries, hold public office, denied the right to bear arms)
What were the Black Codes?
Since they hadn’t chose a side yet, there were constant fights between the North and South over these states and were caught in the cross fire
What is the struggle of the Border States?
This was the first major engagement of the Civil War. It resulted in a Confederate victory and solidified their strategy to fight a defensive war.
What is the first Battle of Bull Run?
While this did not immediately free any slaves in the South, it did give a moral purpose for the war.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Constitutional amendment overturned the Dred Scott decision.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This federal organization set up immediate relief in the South to newly-freed slaves, by providing them shelter, food, medicine, and other needed supplies.
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?