Chapter 11- Civil War Flashcards by Cecilia Ochoa

12th president 1849-1850

Dies form cholera morbus caused by cherries and milk

Zachary Taylor

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Compromise of 1850

Admit California as a free state (31) and enforce the Fugitive Slave Law

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Fugitive Slave Law

Required northern states to return runaway slaves to the south

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Millard Fillmore

13th president, most forgettable, believed in slavery

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What percent of the economy was based on southern cotton?

60%

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14th president, son dies in a train accident three weeks before inauguration, 3rd child lost, effects his presidency

Franklin pierce

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What act did Franklin pierce sign?

Kansas-Nebraska Act

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What was popular sovereignty?

Idea that people living in a state or territory should decided for themselves whether or not to allow slavery

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Free over 300 slaves in 19 trips during the 1850s

Harriet’s Tubman

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Wrote Uncle Toms Cabin

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Conductor of the underground rail road

Moses of her people

Harriet Tubman

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Missourians who traveled in armed groups to cast proslavery ballots

Border Ruffians

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John Brown

Killed 5 pro slavery settlers in Pottawatomie, Kansas
Hacked them with sabers with his four sons
Believe he was doing Gods will

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Bleeding Kansas

Hundreds of people killed over the issue

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Who did Preston brooks beat with a cane?

Charles summer

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15th president, never married, only bachelor president, rates near the bottom for presidents

James Buchanan

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What happens during James buchanan term?

7 southern states leave in February 1861

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What was the Dred Scott Case?

1857- slave says he should be free since he lived in the north, goes to trail
Ruling: slave is not a citizen and cannot sue in the courts, the Missouri Compromise is unconstitutional

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What was the main issue discussed in the Lincoln Douglass debates?

The issue of slavery

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What was Harper’s ferry?

A plan to help free salves and lead a slave rebellion led by John brown. It fails but is considered the meteor to the civil war

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16th president, ranked as the first president, “a house divided against itself cannot stand” wanted to save the union

Abraham Lincoln

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What was the Dred Scott Case?

1857- slave says he should be free since he lived in the north, goes to trail
Ruling: slave is not a citizen and cannot sue in the courts, the Missouri Compromise is unconstitutional

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What was the main issue discussed in the Lincoln Douglass debates?

The issue of slavery

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What was Harper’s ferry?

A plan to help free salves and lead a slave rebellion led by John brown. It fails but is considered the meteor to the civil war

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16th president, ranked as the first president, "a house divided against itself cannot stand" wanted to save the union

Abraham Lincoln

The first and only president of the confederacy?

Jefferson Davis

What was the issue the civil war was fought over in the beginning?

State rights

What issue was the war later fought over?

Slavery

Where the first shots fired?

South Carolina

Who was the union commander during fort Sumter?

Robert Anderson

Confederate commander during fort Sumter?

Pierre Beauregard

How long did they think the war would last?

90 days

What was the confederate Capitol?

Richmond Virginia

How many miles away was Richmond Virginia from D.C.

60 miles

What were the 11 confederate states?

Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas

What weapons were used in the war?

Rifled musket, hot air balloons, land mines, hand grenades

Names for the north

Yankee, blue, union, bill yank

Names for the south

Rebel, grey, Johnny reb, CSA

Who was Robert E.Lee?

One of the greatest general ever fought for the south, asked by Lincoln to command Union and declines "I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my children"

When was the battle of bull run?

July 21,1861

What was bull run known by to the southerners?

Manassas

Who won the battle of bull run?

South (1st major battle)

Wilbur McLeans house....

War started in his front yard and ended in his front parlor

Who was Lee's right hand man (nickname stonewall)?

Thomas Jackson

Known as the anaconda plan

Union strategy (strangle the south)

Battle of Old Iron Clads

South boat- Merrimac Union boat- monitor Merrimac draws off

3 battles, bloodiest day of the war

Battle of Antietam

What was the the emancipation proclamation?

Jan 1, 1863- Lincoln declares freedom of the slaves in the states which seceded from the union War turns to slavery

Men between the ages of 20-45 were liable for military service

The 1st conscription act

How could service in the military be avoided?

By paying a fee (300-500) or finding a substitute

What was the battle of Vicksburg?

Ulysses S. Grant and the union surrounded Vicksburg, causing civilians to move to cave dwelling around the Mississippi. The confederates surrender on July 4,1863 MAJOR VICTORY IN THE SOUTH FOR THE NORTH

When was the battle of Gettysburg?

July 1-3,1863

What happened in the first day of Gettysburg?

Union sets up on Seminary Ridge HIGH GROUND IS VERY IMPORTANT

Who lead a bayonet charge down little round top and defeated the confederates?

Lawrence chamberlain Union Col of the 20th Maine

What happened on July third?

Pickets charge

What was the turning point of the war?

Gettysburg, 53,000 killed in battle

Who was the only civilian killed in Gettysburg?

Jennie wade (killed by a stray bullet)

What was the purpose of the Gettysburg address?

Opening of a cemetery

How long did Abraham Lincoln speak for at the Gettysburg Address?

2 1/2 minutes

Who was the commanding general of the Union?

Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grants nicknames

Useless Grant | The butcher

54th Regiment Massachusetts

One of the most famous Black Regiments, attack fortification in South Carolina but pushed back with heavy losses Bravery won respect

Sherman's March to sea

1864- William Tecumseh Sherman and 60,000 Union troops beside Atlanta and burn it. Destroys a 60 mile wide path to the sea and north to the Carolinas

What virtually ended the civil war?

Surrender at Appomattox court house, April 9,1865 | Union wins

Angel of the battle field

Clara Barton

Who helped organized the Red Cross?

Clara Barton

Worst southern prison camp, became the fifth largest town in the confederacy

Andersonville

How many Americans died in the civil war?

Around 600,000

Quote from Abraham Lincoln about pardoning the south

I shall treat them as if they have never been away

The 13th amendment

Outlawed slavery

What was Freedmans Bureau

Government relief for both blacks and whites who had lost everything in the war. Supplied food, medical care and education

What was the Freedmans Bureaus greatest success?

Education

The 10% plan

When ten percent of voters took an oath of loyalty to the union, the state was allowed to form a new government Banned slavery

When was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?

Good Friday- April 14,1865

What play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was assassinated?

Our American cousin

Who assassinated Lincoln?

John Wilkes booth

Where was Abraham Lincoln taken to after he was shot?

Peterson house across the street

What is sic semeper tyrannis?

Thus always to tyrants

17th president

Andrew Johnson

Only former president to serve as a senator

Andrew Johnson

Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?

For removing a public official without the consent of congress

First president impeached

Andrew Johnson

What were black codes?

Laws that restricted black civil rights Literacy tests Poll tax Grandfather clause

A landowner rented land to a farmer along with a crude shack, some tools, and perhaps a mule. Farmer paid rent by giving 1/2-2/3 of a crop

Share cropping

14th amendment

1868- gave black Americans equal rights and protection

Divided the south into 5 military districts with generals governing each district

Reconstruction act of 1867

Goal was to restore democratic control in the south | Flogged, lynched, and terrorized black and white republicans into the south

Ku klux klan

18th president

Ulysses S. Grant

What tainted Ulysses S. Grants presidency?

Corrupt cabinet members

15th amendment

1870- prohibited the states from denying any person the right to vote because of race, color, or previous servitude

February 1861

7 southern states succeed from the union

July 4 1863

Battle of Vicksburg ends

April 12, 1861

Civil war begins a fort Sumter