war Flashcards
who needed slavery
south
election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln
secession
11 states seceded
Missouri Compromise
Missouri was a slave state but Maine was a free state
Compromise of 1850
California became free and the fugitive state law was passed
Fugitive Slave Laws
States that had escaped slaves must be returned to their southern owners
Uncle Toms cabin is published
Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that outraged people about the horrors of slavery and moved them to fight against slavery
John Browns Raid on Harper’s Ferry
John Brown led a group to take weapons and give them to slaves so they could fight for their freedom. It got people talking about the horrors of slavery. John Brown was hung for starting a slave rebellion,
Kansas-Nebraska Act
THe first fight over slavery. It overturned the Missouri Compromise by letting the people in those territories decide whether to be a free or slave state.
The Battle at Fort Sumter
Was the beginning of the Civil War
The Battle of Gettysburg
was a major victory for the North-the turning point of the war
Sherman’s March to the Sea
after destroying Atlanta’s warehouses, General Sherman leads his men to destroy everything in their path as they march to the coast
Appomattox Court House
(in Virginia) General Lee (Confederacy) surrendered to General Grant (Union) ending the war
Abolish
to stop or put an end to something
Amendment
the act of changing a legal document
Secede
to leave or withdraw
Union
the act of two or more persons or states joining together for a common purpose
Civil War
a war between citizens of the same country
Sectionalism
Loyalty to a section or part of the nation
