Unit 4 study gidue

Question 1

What was the gettysburg address? Why was it given?

Answer 1

A speech Lincoln gave. To remember the people that died during the battle of gettysburg.

Question 2

How many people attended the Gettysburg address? How long did it take to give?

Answer 2

15,000 people attended the speech. The speech took less than 2 minutes long.

Question 3

Which party agreed with Lincoln’s speech? What year was it given?

Answer 3

The Repbulicans loved Lincolns speech Democrats disliked it. It was given in November in 1863.

Question 4

Who was the president during the Missouri Compromise? What year did the Missouri Compromise happen?

Answer 4

James Monroe was the president. The missouri compramise happend in 1820.

Question 5

What was the cause of the Missouri Compromise? Why did they have to add 2 states?

Answer 5

Missouri was admitted to the union as a slave state. Maine was then added as a state a free state. To keep the North and South balanced.

Question 6

What was popular Soverigety? What did southners argue about?

Answer 6

Meaning that slavery should be up to the state. That the rule was unconsitutinal.

Question 7

At which point on the map did slavery start and stop? Was slavery alowed in any more new states?

Answer 7

36 deggres latittude 30 degress lonatitude. NO

Question 8

What was some of the contributions women had in the war?

Answer 8

They became nurses, pre Civil war post nurses were men. Almost 1,000 women secretly became soldiers during the war. The american red cross was founded after.

Question 9

When was the republican party formed? How many political party’s were there after it was formed?

Answer 9

The republican party was formed in 1854. There were then 3 partys.

Question 10

Who won the 1860 election? What was the main issue during the election?

Answer 10

Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 election. Slavery was the main issue in this election.

Question 11

Why did many southern democrats not support Lincolns- Douglas party? Why was this an very important election for america?

Answer 11

Because lincoln did not have a pro slavery campaign. Because there were lots of thoughts on slavery.

Question 12

List the battles in order

Answer 12

Fort Sumter-Charolsten,SC

Bull Run- Bull Run Creek, Virginia

Shiloh-Shiloh, Tennessee

Antietam-Antiem,Maryland

Gettysburg-Gettysburg,Pennsylvanina

Vicksburg- Vicksburg,Mississippi

Griswoldville-(Sherman’s March)-
Griswold,Georgia

Appomattox Courthouse- Appomattox,Virgina

Question 13

What was the bloodiest SINGLE day in american history? Who one this battle?

Answer 13

The battle of Antietam. The battle was a draw, The confederate surrendered and the union considered it a win.

Question 14

What type of Navy Boats did both the north and south use trying to capture Vicksburg?

Answer 14

Iron Clads.

Question 15

Why was it so important for the union to capture vicksburg?

Answer 15

So that they could control the mississippi.

Question 16

What killed more soliders than anything?

Answer 16

Disease

Question 17

What was the most common procedure during the war?

Answer 17

Amputation

Question 18

What were types of weapons used? What was a disadvantage for the south durring this time?

Answer 18

The rifele and musket were 2 standared weapons, Enfield Rifle came from the british army. The south didnt have enough factories to produce there own rifeles .

Question 19

Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin? Why was it written?

Answer 19

Harriet Beecher Stowe. To describe the reality and suffering of enslaved African American’s.

Question 20

Why was this a good but not accurtue novel?

Answer 20

It convinced many people to oppose slavery all across the country however it was misleading but still got the point across.

Question 21

Explain the Dred Scott Case.

Answer 21

Dred Scott was a slave whos owner took him to the north. Scott then went to SCOTUS to claim he was a free man because he was in free territiory. SCOTUS rulled he was still enslaved.

Question 22

What did the dred scott case show?

Answer 22

How divided the country was (sectionalsim)

Question 23

What play did lincoln go see the night he died? What act was he shot in?

Answer 23

Our American Cousin. The second act

Question 24

Who killed Abraham Lincoln? What day did he die?

Answer 24

John Wilkes Booth. April 14th 1865.

Question 25

Who else had attemps on there life the night lincoln died?

Answer 25

The secratry of state and the vice president.

Question 26

Who was apart of booths plan to kill the president?

Answer 26

George Atzerdot, david Herold, Powell

Question 27

What was the Underground Rail road?

Answer 27

It was an escape route for slaves in the south (not deep south)

Question 28

What was the 1850 slave act?

Answer 28

It was illegal to help slaves escape.

Question 29

Who worked on the underground railroad? What did this ignite?

Answer 29

Abolitionist, and free blacks or escaped slaves. The civil war

Question 30

Where did the routes escape too? Was this a loose network?

Answer 30

To the north and to canada. Yes it was a loose network.

Question 31

What did Lincoln believe in?

Answer 31

He belived that secession was an illegal act and that the united states was one “Nation” not a collection of sovereign states.

Question 32

What was lincoln’s inital goal and what was his later goal?

Answer 32

preserve the union, end slavery and expand citizenship in addition to preserving the union

Question 33

Why was lincoln a good leader?

Answer 33

He was decisive and wasn’t afraid to take action or responsibility for parts of the war.

Question 34

What did Lincoln do for african americans during the war?

Answer 34

Allowed them to enlist into the union army. Also made the abolition of slavery a northern war aim with the emancipation proclamation.

Question 35

How was missouri active in the civil war?

Answer 35

1200 armed conflicts in Missouri used Guerilla warfare.

Question 36

What happened to missouri during the civil war?

Answer 36

Most of missouri was anti-slavery state. It was under martial law 1861.

Question 37

Why was Missouri under martial law 1861? Who was in charge?

Answer 37

Because Gov. Jackson planed to steal goverment weapons. Lyon

Question 38

What happened post civil war with missouri?

Answer 38

Thousands of black Americans and immigrants moved to st.louis