Chapter One Test Flashcards
Who is Dred Scott
African American brought to Missouri sued to be free. Judge told him he couldn’t sue and didn’t have the right to sue or be a citizen.
Who is John Brown?
Abolitionist who wanted to free slaves and punish owners. Fought in bleeding Kansas and Raid on Harpers Ferry. Was caught after that.
Abe Lincoln
16th President. Elected in 1860 and 1864. Against Slavery. Gettysburg Address and Emancipation Proclamation. Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14th 1865
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederacy
Harriet Tubman
Ex slave who fought to free slaves with Underground Railroad. Saved over 300
Fredrick Douglas
Excited Slave. Abolisionist. Wrote paper North Star to remind slaves of Underground Railroad
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Author of Uncle Toms Cabin
Union
North. Blue. Against Slavery
Confederacy
South. Grey. For slavery. Left union
Abolisionist
Someone who is against slavery and will fight for it
Emancipation Proclamation
To free slaves. Written by Lincoln. 1863
Underground Railroad
System trying to move slaves North secretly to get them free
First state to leave the union?
South Carolina
Uncle Toms Cabin;
Author:
Year:
Master:
Harriet Beecher Stowe
1852
Simon Legree
How many people were killed in total during the Civil War?
620,000
What was the bloodiest Battle?
Gettysburg
Five Causes of Civil War
- Dred Scott case
- Lincoln won election of 1860
- Bleeding Kansas
- Tension over Slavery
- John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry
What battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Who gave the Gettysburg Address?
Lincoln
Where did the official surrender take place?
Appomattox Courthouse
When was the Civil War?
1862-1865
Who fired the first shot?
The south
When where and who was Lincoln shot by?
April 14th, 1865
Theater
John Wilkes Booth
How did people in the North avoid the draft?
Subs
Paying government $300
What are the 3 parts to the anaconda plan?
Close down Confederate ports
Capture Capital of Richmond, VA
Split Confederates into 3rds
