Civil War Quiz Flashcards
Why was the Missouri Compromise made
Because of the disagreement between the north and the south of how to count slaves, for taxation or representation
Where was the Missouri Compromise made
The constitutional convention
What did slaves count as
3/5 of a person for taxation & representation
What kind of state did Missouri want to enter the union as
A slave state
How did the Missouri Compromise keep the balance
Maine broke off of Massachusetts and became a free state while Missouri became a slave state
Souther boundary of Missouri stretched west and there was no slavery north of that line
What was the compromise of 1850
California wanted to be admitted as a free state in 1849. To keep the balance they strengthened slave laws. The south believed this would undermine the Underground Railroad
What is popular sovereignty
When the people vote on weather a state will be a free state or a slave state
Who were the free soil party
Abolishinists who were against slavery
What political party were the people of the free soil party a party of
Any
Why did the Kansas and Nebraska act happen
The people of these states got to vote weather to be free states or slave states even though both states were north of the line. This lead to violence from both sides
Who was Dred Scott
A slave who’s owner brought to the north. He sued for his freedom. His case went to the Supreme Court. The ruling was that he wasn’t allowed ha freedom and was just property
Who was Roger Taney
He was the Supreme Court Justice who ruled Dred Scott’s case and said he was only a piece of property
What was the Underground Railroad
A pathway of buildings(stations) that slaves would travel to up north with leaders(conductors) to their freedom
Who was the best known conductor on the Underground Railroad and why
Harriet Tubman
She’d pull out a gun and threaten to shoot anyone who’d try to go back. She never lost a slave
Who won the 1860 presidential election
Abraham Lincoln
How’d the election lead to the civil war
Because the south hated Abraham Lincoln and some southern states succeeded
What was the first state to succeed
South Carolina
How’d Fort Sumter contribute to the Civil War
Located in South Carolina, is a union fort so since South Carolina succeeded, the union wanted it back and opened fire
Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest day of the war
Battle of Gettysburg
3 day battle in Pennsylvania, the union had the high ground(the ridge), the south kept charging and failed. It was a turning point in the war, the south had to many casualties to keep fighting
Who delivered the Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln
Who was Robert E. Lee
Military commander of the Confederateforces(the south)
Who was Grant
Commander of the Union forces(the north)
What does Grant do after the war
Become the 18th president
Grant is on what bill of U.S. currency
$50 bill
Who is Jefferson Davis
The president of the Confederacy
What is the capital of the Confederacy
Richmond Virginia
What was the North’s strategy to win the war
Blockade southern ports
Capture Richmond Virginia(Confederate Capitol)
What was the south’s strategy to win the war
To hold on since they knew the land
What was the emancipation proclamation supposed to do
Free confederate slaves who lived in confederate states
What was the southern economy like
Lots of agriculture
What was the northern economy like
Very industrialized
What was the souths #1 crop
Cotton
What happened at Appomattox
Lee surrendered to Grant, Lincoln ordered Grant to be generous and let all the confederate soldiers go home, have the soldiers claim their animals, and Grant gave food to Lee for 25,000 men
Who was John W. Booth
He assassinated Lincoln
Who is Andrew Johnson
The next president after Lincoln, before was Lincoln’s Vice President
Why did both sides have to institute a draft during the war
Because deaths were rising and the amount of soldiers were going down
How’d men in the north get out of the draft
By paying $300 or hiring a substitute to fight for them
What was the age range for the draft at one point
15-50 years old
Why was finance income tax used during the war
This was a way for both sides to finance the war
