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Against extension of slavery into Mexican Secession Territory Anti-slavery political party Free = no slavery Free-Soilers Against extension of slavery into Mexican Secession Territory Anti-slavery political party Free = no slavery Senator Stephen Douglas Gave during the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Slavery should be left up to the will of a territories people Don’t make laws for slavery, you won’t have slavery Freeport Doctrine Senator Stephen Douglas Gave during the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Slavery should be left up to the will of a territories people Don’t make laws for slavery, you won’t have slavery Westward expansion issue Abolitionists against Heated up with “Bleeding Kansas” Slavery Westward expansion issue Abolitionists against Heated up with “Bleeding Kansas” Popular sovereignty in new territories to determine slave issue Fugitive slave law California free state Compromise of 1850 Popular sovereignty in new territories to determine slave issue Fugitive slave law California free state Residents of a territory decide slavery issue by a vote Popular Soverignty Residents of a territory decide slavery issue by a vote Supreme Court Slaves are property Slaves cannot sue Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court Slaves are property Slaves cannot sue Beat by Preston Brooks Abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner Beat by Preston Brooks Abolitionist Senator Kansas and Nebraska became territory Popular sovereignty to decide slave issue Kansas-Nebraska Act Kansas and Nebraska became territory Popular sovereignty to decide slave issue United in opposition to slavery Political party Republicans United in opposition to slavery Political party Caused by the Kansas-Nebraska Act Bloody conflict between Free-Soilers and pro-slavery “Bleeding Kansas” Caused by the Kansas-Nebraska Act Bloody conflict between Free-Soilers and pro-slavery Part of Compromise of 1850 Northerners were forced to help catch slaves Caused the abolitionists to rally support for the abolition of slavery Fugitive Slave Act Part of Compromise of 1850 Northerners were forced to help catch slaves Caused the abolitionists to rally support for the abolition of slavery Event that caused the south to cede from Union Lincoln elected without southern support Election of 1860 Event that caused the south to cede from Union Lincoln elected without southern support President of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America More experienced generals Fighting for home Advantages of the South More experienced generals Fighting for home More railroad miles Larger army Large population Greater number of factories Advantages of the North More railroad miles Larger army Large population Greater number of factories Northern Democrats who wanted to make peace with the south during the Civil War Copperheads Northern Democrats who wanted to make peace with the south during the Civil War Violent uprisings in north New York Immigrants and poor whites upset over new draft law Rich could buy their way out of war Draft Riots Violent uprisings in north New York Immigrants and poor whites upset over new draft law Rich could buy their way out of war Lincoln’s goal in the Civil War Preserve the Union Lincoln’s goal in the Civil War Applied to Border States Slave holding states Stop dissent Arrested and jailed without trial Suspension of Habeas Corpus Applied to Border States Slave holding states Stop dissent Arrested and jailed without trial Nurse Southerner “Angel of the Battlefield” Clara Barton Nurse Southerner “Angel of the Battlefield” Robert E. Lee “Stonewall” Jackson Southern Generals Robert E. Lee “Stonewall” Jackson Ulysses S. Grant George McClellan William T. Sherman Northern Generals Ulysses S. Grant George McClellan William T. Sherman First conflict between North and South Lincoln tried to re-supply fort in South Carolina Lincoln wanted the Confederacy to fire the first shot Southerners fired on Union troops Fort Sumter First conflict between North and South Lincoln tried to re-supply fort in South Carolina Lincoln wanted the Confederacy to fire the first shot Southerners fired on Union troops Southern Military plan Gain Britain as an ally because they were the south’s main trade partner South thought Britain was dependent on their cotton Offensive Southern Military plan Gain Britain as an ally because they were the south’s main trade partner South thought Britain was dependent on their cotton Winfield Scott Encircle and crush south Three part plan Blockade the south Cut the south in two Capture Richmond Anaconda Plan Winfield Scott Encircle and crush south Three part plan Blockade the south Cut the south in two Capture Richmond Bloodiest single day in the Civil War Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation After Antietam Bloodiest single day in the Civil War Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation After First battle of the Civil War Union defeat Showed that the Civil War would last longer than anyone expected First Battle of Bull Run First battle of the Civil War Union defeat Showed that the Civil War would last longer than anyone expected Confederate military victory Confederate loss of key commanding general Stonewall Jackson killed Chancellorsville Confederate military victory Confederate loss of key commanding general Stonewall Jackson killed Civil War Turning Points Vicksburg and Gettysburg Civil War Turning Points Turning point of Civil War Cut the south in two Union captured Mississippi Vicksburg Turning point of Civil War Cut the south in two Union captured Mississippi Bloodiest battle during the Civil War Stopped all hope of the South launching another offensive attack against the north Turning point Union troops held strong defensive position on a hill Union Victory Lincoln gave a speech to dedicate a cemetery after the battle was over Gettysburg Bloodiest battle during the Civil War Stopped all hope of the South launching another offensive attack against the north Turning point Union troops held strong defensive position on a hill Union Victory Lincoln gave a speech to dedicate a cemetery after the battle was over Burned a path from Atlanta to Georgia March to the Sea Make the south pay Treated South Carolina harshly because it was the first state to leave union Sherman’s March Burned a path from Atlanta to Georgia March to the Sea Make the south pay Treated South Carolina harshly because it was the first state to leave union Key event in Lincoln’s re-election in 1864 Part of Sherman’s March Fall of Atlanta Key event in Lincoln’s re-election in 1864 Part of Sherman’s March Ship reinforced with iron plating Ironclad Ship reinforced with iron plating Union Ironclad Monitor Union Ironclad Confederate Ironclad Merrimack Confederate Ironclad Lincoln Freed slaves in the Confederacy Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln Freed slaves in the Confederacy Confederate Submarine Used to torpedo Union ships sunk CSS Hunley Confederate Submarine Used to torpedo Union ships sunk Last battle of the Civil War Lee surrendered to Grant Appomattox Court House Last battle of the Civil War Location where Lee surrendered to Grant President of the Union Shot at Ford’s Theater Lincoln President of the Union Shot at Ford’s Theater Way freedmen earned a living after the Civil War Grow and share a portion of crop with the owner of the land Another form of slavery because it tied them to the land Sharecropping Way freedmen earned a living after the Civil War Grow and share a portion of crop with the owner of the land Another form of slavery because it tied them to the land Terrorized Freedmen of the south Tried to drive Republicans out of the south using terror White robes Ku Klux Klan Terrorized Freedmen of the south Tried to drive Republicans out of the south using terror White robes Example of dejure segregation Legal segregation Created separate societies for whites and blacks Jim Crow Laws Example of dejure segregation Legal segregation Created separate societies for whites and blacks Northerners that moved south after Civil War Made profit off the suffering of the south Created industry Bought plantations Named for the bag they carried Carpetbaggers Northerners that moved south after Civil War Made profit off the suffering of the south Created industry Bought plantations Named for the bag they carried Southern Republican Supported Reconstruction nickname Scalawag Southern Republican Supported Reconstruction nickname Reconstruction Plan 10% Plan Lenient Created to bring the south back into the Union Lincoln’s Plan Reconstruction Plan 10% Plan Lenient Created to bring the south back into the Union Law Passed by Radical Republicans Gave African Americans Citizenship and liberties protected by law Civil Rights Act of 1866 Law Passed by Radical Republicans Gave African Americans Citizenship and liberties protected by law “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude… shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” Ended slavery Thirteenth Amendment “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude… shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” Ended slavery Thaddeus Stevens = leader Republicans Wanted to punish the Confederate States Wanted to control Reconstruction Radical Republicans Thaddeus Stevens = leader Republicans Wanted to punish the Confederate States Wanted to control Reconstruction Congress took over Reconstruction Military Reconstruction began South divided into five military districts Military Reconstruction Act of 1867 Congress took over Reconstruction Military Reconstruction began South divided into five military districts Guarantees equal protection under law Awarded citizenship to freedmen Fourteenth Amendment Guarantees equal protection under law Awarded citizenship to freedmen Gave freedmen and poor whites Food Clothes Assistance Education Freedmen’s Bureau Gave freedmen and poor whites Food Clothes Assistance Education Guaranteed vote of freedmen Fifteenth Amendment Guaranteed vote of freedmen Impeached Violated the Tenure in Office Act Could not fire Cabinet members without Congressional approval Escaped conviction by one vote President Johnson Impeached Violated the Tenure in Office Act Could not fire Cabinet members without Congressional approval Escaped conviction by one vote Basic constitutional issue resolved by the Civil War National Supremacy Basic constitutional issue resolved by the Civil War Ended Reconstruction Rutherford B. Hayes president Federal troops withdrew from the south South gained home rule Compromise of 1877 Ended Reconstruction Rutherford B. Hayes president Federal troops withdrew from the south South gained home rule Racist attitudes continued in north and south Division between north and south still existed South resented north Failure of Reconstruction Racist attitudes continued in north and south Division between north and south still existed South resented north Restored union Repaired war-torn south Developed southern industry South gained public education Successes of Reconstruction Restored union Repaired war-torn south Developed southern industry South gained public education Two laws Way the southern states kept poor African Americans from voting in the south after the Civil war Literacy tests and poll taxes Two laws Way the southern states kept poor African Americans from voting in the south after the Civil war