Causes of Civil War
What was the main reason for the Civil War?
Slavery
How long did the Civil war last?
4 years
What was the reconstruction?
The federal government created a program to repair South and restore Southern states into union
What happened to Abraham Lincoln?
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
What was the First battle of Bull Run?
35,000 Union troops marched from the federal capital in Washington, D.C. to strike a Confederate force of 20,000 along a small river known as Bull Run
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
Ordered all citizens of the United States to assist in the return of enslaved people who had escaped from their owners
When did the Civil war end?
April 9, 1865
What did the Congress think about Lincoln/Johnson's reconstruction plan?
They were being to lenient
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln
What war was the bloodiest day of the Civil war?
Battle of Antietam
Who was John Brown?
Brown believed he was God’s chosen instrument to end slavery
Which general was trained at the U.S.Military Academy at West Point?
Both generals
What was the 13th amendment?
Outlaws slavery, forbids slavery in the U.S. and any area under its control
Who became president after Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
What battle changed the idea of wooden ships?
Monitor and Merrimack
What did the judge do during Dred Scott v. Stanford?
Judges ruled that all slaves were not citizens (property) and could not sue in court
Who was the general for the North (the Union)?
Ulysses S. Grant
What was Freedman’s Bureau?
It helped millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War
What happened to Johnson?
Johnson got impeached
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
All slaves in the south/under confederate control would be freed
Why was State rights a cause of the Civil War?
whether the federal government had the right to regulate or even abolish slavery within an individual state.
What were three Civil War issues?
1. states rights
2. slavery
3. preservation of the Union
What was Lincoln's reconstruction plan?
1. Offered a pardon to any confederate who pledge allegiance to U.S.
2. Denied pardon to Conf. leaders who killed African American POWs
3. Permitted each state to hold a new state constitutional convention once 10% pledged
Why did Johnson get impeached?
He was going to remove the Secretary of state Edwin Stanton
What was on July 1, 1863?
First day of Battle of Gettysburg