Civil war Flashcards
Define secede
Break away
Why did 7 states secede from the Union immediately following Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860?
They did this because Abraham wanted slaves and the 7 states did not.
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
When they counted for population slaves counted as ⅗ of a person.
Why did the North fear the spread of slavery?
They wanted the country to be free and the slaves to be treated fairly.
__Missouri__________ Compromise
set the line separating slave states and free states at 36 degrees North latitude.
The North argued that slavery was wrong, yet many Northerners actually fought in the war for a different reason. What was that reason?
To bring the country back together.
_________ argued that resisting slavery violated their states’ rights, limiting their ability to create or make their own laws.
south/ confederacy
____________ is an individual seeking an end to slavery.
abolitionist
The South seceded from the Union and called themselves the
__Confederate_______________ States of America.
The North wore _ colored uniforms while the South wore_____
Navy blue/ gray
What is one nickname given to soldiers from the North?
yankees
What is one nickname given to soldiers from the south
rebels
The main general for the South was:
Robert E. Lee
The main general for the North was:
Ulysses s. grant
The President of the South was _
Jefferson______________ Davis.
_____ outnumbered the _________ 21 million to 9 million.
north - south
_____ outnumbered the _________ 21 million to 9 million.
north - south
The bloodiest day in American military history was the Battle at
Antietam
What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War? Hint: Site of famous speech.
Gettysburg
Define attrition:
Weakening someone through attacks (Sabotage)
How did John Brown plan to handle slavery in the South?
He was going to raid a gun supply and free the slaves through battle.
What did General Sherman (North) do in the South that violated rules of warfare?
burned down towns and inflicted pain upon citizens
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox
What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?
To make a national cemetery at the Gettysburg site.
What effect(s) did the Civil War have upon our country?
It led to freedom for slave( the 13 amendment) and uniting the U.S
