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ch 5 flashcards
Question | Answer |
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Missouri Compromise | allowed the Missouri in as a slave state and Maine as a free state to keep balance between slave / free states |
36 /30 line | Above: free Below:slave |
Many immigrants wanted to work down South | * was cheaper to own a slave than a immigrant * unfair labor competition |
The Fugitive Slave Act | the law stated that any slaves that escaped must be returned to their masters |
Bleeding Kansas | violent war where citizens were fighting each other |
popular sovereignty | to vote |
SC | Dec 20,1860 |
FT Sumter | * Started Civil War * gave Lincoln support that needed for the war |
Abraham Lincoln | * President of the US (16th) * 1st Republican in History |
Ulysses Grant | Commander of all Union forces, Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse |
William Sherman | March of the Sea, Commander of Union forces |
Jefferson Davis | 1st /only president of Confederacy |
Robert E Lee | Commander of all Confeerate forces,surredered to Grant at Appx house |
Jackson,Stonewall | right hand man to Lee, general of war |
The North Advantages | 1. Railways 2. Factories 3. Bigger population 4. Better leadership |
Southern Advantages | 1.Better Military Commanders 2.War of Attrition 3. States' rights 4 Geography |
The Anaconda Plan | Goal: Surround to Confederacy 1.Gain control of Mississippi River 2. Blockade of Southern coast 3.Capture Richmond VA |
Battle of Bull Run | 1st battle of war(picnic war) |
Union blockade | Stop the South from trading with foreign nations stop the South from buying weapons and other supplies |
Battle of Antietam | the bloodiest war in history |
Emanicipitation Proclamation | didn't just free slaves |
Battle of Vicksburg | gave the Union control of Mississippi River |
Blacks in Civil War | 100,000 served |
The surrrender | took place in Apr. 9 ,1865 at Appotomax House |
Civil War | killed 2% of all Americans |