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This began in 1846 over a
dispute about the boundary
between the U.S. and another
country. It ultimately led to
greater tensions between slave
and free states because the U.S.
gained more land as a result of
this event.
Mexican War
This president started the Mexican
War by sending troops to defend
the southern border between the
U.S. and Mexico at the Rio Grande
River. It was also believed that he
wanted to gain the rest of the
Southwest from Mexico through
war.
James K. Polk
When California wanted to
enter the Union as a free state,
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster
proposed 5 bills, in which two
favored the North and two
favored the South. These series
of laws were known as the
________________________.
Compromise of 1850
This act allowed the people
living within the states to
decide if their state would
possess slavery or not.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Free-Soil and pro-slavery
groups battled it out in Kansas
over whether the state would be
free or slave. Due to these
bloody encounters, Kansas was
given this nickname.
Bleeding Kansas
This man was responsible for
helping pass the KansasNebraska Act.
Stephen Douglas
As a result of this case, it was
determined that slaves have no
rights and that congress has not
power or authority to limit slavery
in western territories.
Dred Scott Case
Who was the Chief Supreme
Court Justice who delivered the
ruling in Scott v. Sanford?
Roger Taney
In 1859, an abolitionist tried to
take over a weapons arsenal in
Virginia in order to lead a slave
rebellion in the South. This
event was known as
______________.
John Brown’s Raid
Following this election, 7 states
seceded from the Union
forming the Confederate States
of America. Jefferson Davis was
named their first president.
Election of 1860
In 1861, the Confederates
demanded that Union forces
leave this fort near the city of
Charleston, South Carolina.
Fort Sumter
After Fort Sumter, Abraham
Lincoln called for volunteers to
put down the rebellion. As a
result several states seceded,
name two.
Virginia, North Carolina,
Arkansas, and Tennessee
Identify two advantages the
South had during the Civil War.
Military Leadership
Defensive War
Fighting on their own turf
Identify 2 advantages the North
had prior to the Civil War.
Bigger Population
More Money
More Factories
More Transportation Networks
Established Army and Navy
When this exploded it fired
bullets into oncoming soldiers.
It led to many deaths and
casualties during the Civil War.
Canister
This plan was created by General
Winfield Scott to help defeat the
south during the Civil War. It called
for a naval blockade of the Atlantic
and Gulf Coasts. It also involved the
Union slowly constricted the
movement of goods in and out of the
South.
Anaconda Plan
One of the Union’s war
strategies before the war was to
invade the capital of the
Confederacy. Name the capital
of the Confederacy during the
Civil War.
Richmond
During this battle, General
Thomas Jackson held his ground
like a “Stonewall” as Union troops
marched on Confederate troops,
near Manassas, Virginia. In the
end the Confederates upset the
Union forces and let everyone
know the war would be much
longer than expected
1st Battle of Bull Run
These two ships marked the 1st
time iron-clad ships met on the
high seas in military history.
Ultimately, both ships retreated
from each other and there was no
clear victor when they battled it
out.
Monitor v. Merrimack
Led by General Ulysses S. Grant
in 1862, the Union was able to
defeat the Confederates in this
two day battle in which the
Union gained access to a major
railway center in Corinth,
Mississippi, as a result.
Battle of Shiloh
During this battle, the
Confederacy changed its war
strategy and attacked the
Union at Sharpsburg Maryland.
During this battle many men
lost their lives and it was
known as the bloodiest battles
fought at its time.
Battle of Antietam
Because of low numbers and a
need for soldiers, the Union
and Confederacy initiated this ,
which was forced military
service if your name or birth
date was called.
Draft
One of the strategies the
Confederacy hoped to use
during the Civil War was to gain
this from foreign countries, in
which they would be
acknowledged as an
independent nation.
Recognition
Evidence that the Civil War
congress was one of the most
active congresses in U.S. history
can be seen by the passage of
these two acts.
Homestead Act
Pacific Railroad Act
This was a term used for a
northern democrat who did not
support the Civil War.
Copperhead
Prior to the Emancipation
Proclamation, many slaves
were seized as this, which is
property seized by an enemy
during a time of war.
Contraband
Because not everyone supported the
war and Lincoln was afraid of losing
border states to the Confederacy, the
government placed cities in states such
as Missouri, Kentucky, and Maryland,
under this, which was government
under military rule.
Martial Law
Lincoln and the federal
government suspended this,
which gave a suspect accused of
a crime the right to a trial by
jury.
Habeas Corpus
In 1862, Lincoln passed this,
which only freed slaves in areas
under rebellion. Slaves living in
border states were still
property of their owners.
Emancipation Proclamation
This group of all black soldiers
was led by Colonel Robert
Gould Shaw. They gained
recognition and popularity for
their courage at Fort Wagner.
54th Massachusetts Infantry
This was noted as the turning
point in the Civil War , in which
the Union finally defeated
General Robert E. Lee. It began
because the Confederacy was
looking for supplies,
recognition, and a way to end
the war quickly.
Battle of Gettysburg
On day 2 of the battle of
Gettysburg, the Confederacy
launched an attack on the
southern end of the Union
forces at this point, which was
held by Joshua Chamberlain
and the 20th Maine.
Little Round Top
On day 3 of the Civil War, the
Confederates launched a
desperate attempt attack on the
heart of the Union forces. This
15,000, 1 mile long line of
infantry was known as
_____________________, which
was ultimately a failure.
Pickett’s Charge
After this siege, the
Confederacy was split into two
and the Union controlled the
Mississippi River.
Siege of Vicksburg
This speech given by Abraham
Lincoln was made in order to
remind the nation why we were
fighting the war and to
commemorate the fallen
soldier of Gettysburg.
Gettysburg Address
At the battles of the
Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and
Cold Harbor, Northern
newspapers criticized Grant
because _________________.
The Union had over 64K
causalities.
The capture of this city helped
Lincoln win the election of 1864
and ultimately hurt the south’s
effort to mobilize for the Civil
War.
Capture of Atlanta
The destruction of railroads,
crops, and factories as Sherman
made his way to Savannah was
called ____________________.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
What two cities did Sherman
demolish in South Carolina?
Charleston and Columbia
This abolished slavery throughout
the nation.
13th amendment
This was the location where Lee
surrendered to Grant ending
the Civil War.
Appomattox Courthouse,
Virginia