Civil War Flashcards
What was the Confederacy made up of?
The Slave States
What were the two factions of the civil war?
The Union and the Confederacy
What was the Union?
The USA
Which was the first slave state to join the Confederacy?
South Carolina
Why did the southern states leave to form the Confederacy?
They stated the president no longer represented their interests
Who led the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
When was the first attack? What was it?
April 1861 - Attack on Fort Sumpter
What was the Kansas Nebraska act 1854?
Allowed Nebraska and Kansas to decide whether they wanted slavery to be allowed
Why were there issues with the Kansas Nebraska Act 1854?
It overturned the Missouri Compromise of 1820
What was Bleeding Kansas?
A civil war within a civil war in Kansas between those who wanted and didn’t want slavery
Who made the anti-slavery society?
William Lloyd-Garrison and Arthur Tappan
How many people were in the anti-slavery society by 1838?
250,000 people
What did the Underground Railroad do?
Helped smuggle escaped slaves to freedom
Who made the Underground Railroad?
Former Slaves Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
All escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners
