AHSGEStandard IV

Prelude to Waro What congressional solution

made California a free state and gave popular sovereignty to the New Mexico and Utah territories?

o Compromise of 1850

Prelude to Waro What part of the solution in the

Compromise of 1850 upset many northerners?o Slavery could expand and...o Fugitive

Slave Law

Prelude to Waro What act, supported by Stephen

Douglas, gave popular sovereignty to two territories just west of Missouri?

o Kansas-Nebraska Act

Prelude to Waro What is popular sovereignty?

o The ability of the people to decide the issue of slavery through a popular vote.

Prelude to Waro What political party was formed

in the 1850s that believed slavery should not be allowed to spread to new territories?

o Republicano Aka…

the GOPo Aka…

the Party of Lincoln

Prelude to Waro What famous court case upheld

the right of slave owners as property holders and said no black person, free or slave, had any rights?

o Scott v. Sanford

Prelude to Waro Who led the massacre at

Pottawatomie Creek, Nebraska and led the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers’ Ferry?

o John Brown

Prelude to Waro Describe the southern

economy before the Civil War.

o KING COTTON

Prelude to Waro Describe the northern economy

before the Civil War.

Prelude to Waro Who won the presidential

election in 1860 (his election led Southern states to secede, or leave the Union)?

o Abraham Lincoln

Prelude to Waro What state was the first to

secede from the Union in 1860?

o South Carolina

Civil Waro What county in Alabama never

seceded from the Union?

o Winston The Free Republic of Winston

Civil Waro What state was actually split

over the decision to secede, and eventually became two states?

o Virginia split &West Virginiawas created

Civil Waro What was the most famous of the

Black military units to fight in the Civil War?

o 54th Massachusetts Regiment

Civil Waro What act, passed by the

Republican dominated congress (during the Civil War) gave large land grants to states from the federal government & allowed settlers on that land to get 150 acres for free?

Civil Waro What act, passed by the

Republican dominated congress (during the Civil War) gave large land grants to states from the federal government to create colleges?

Civil Waro What did Lincoln pass on January

1, 1863, granting freedom to slaves in the Confederate states in rebellion?

Civil Waro What did Lincoln suspend during

the Civil War, depriving many citizens of the civil rights?

o Writ of Habeas Corpus

Civil Waro What was the first major battle

of the Civil War?

o 1st Battle of Bull Run Manassas, VA, March 1862 Manassas, VA, March 1862

Confederate FortificationsConfederate Fortifications

Civil Waro Where was the first shot of the

Civil war fired on April 12, 1861?

o Fort Sumter, South Carolina

Civil Waro What battle resulted in the

single bloodiest day of the Civil War?

o Antietam23,000

Civil Waro What major three-day battle did

the Confederates (under Lee) lose in Pennsylvania?

o Gettysburg

Civil Waro What battle, in Mississippi,

resulted in a complete blockade of the South by the Union?

o Vicksburg

Civil Waro What Union general captured

Atlanta and continued southeast to Savannah destroying everything in his path?

o Sherman

Civil Waro What famous speech was given

by Lincoln at a consecration ceremony where he reminded Americans of the basic idea, “All men are created equal”?

o Gettysburg Address

Civil Waro Where did Robert E. Lee

surrender to Grant in 1865?

o Appomattox Court House

Civil Waro What was the program called

that returned southern states to the Union, rebuilt the South’s infrastructure, and attempted to protect the rights of free blacks?

o Reconstruction (1865 to 1877)

o South was divided into 5 districts & federal troops were placed in each

Civil Waro What were the laws called

passed by southern states attempted to control freedmen and keeping them in a subservient position?

o Black Codes

Civil Waro What were northerners called

who moved to the South, voted Republican, and were scorned by southerners after the Civil War?

o Carpetbaggers

Civil Waro What were southerners called

who voted Republican after the Civil War?

o Scalawags