Studied by 2 peopleSenator Crittenden
________ proposed a series of Constitutional amendments that guaranteed slavery in southern states and territories, denied the federal government interstate slave trade regulatory power, and offered to compensate enslavers whose enslaved people had escaped.
new Confederate nation
The ________ was predicated on the institution of slavery and the promotion of any and all interests that reinforced that objective.
Battle of Antietam
The ________ (the single bloodiest day in American history) was a decisive "victory "for the Union that resulted in Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation
The ________ convinced many immigrants in northern cities that freed people would soon take their jobs.
Confederate nationalism
________ was based on several ideals, foremost among these being slavery and religon
election of President Abraham Lincoln
The ________ and the perceived threat to the institution of slavery proved too much for the deep southern states.
Black soldiers
________ in the Union army endured rampant discrimination and earned less pay than white soldiers, while also facing the possibility of being murdered or sold into slavery if captured.
Crittenden's Compromise
____________________ was a series of Constitutional amendments that guaranteed slavery in southern states and territories, denied the federal government interstate slave trade regulatory power, and offered to compensate enslavers whose enslaved people had escaped
On April 12, 1861, when Confederate Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina
When did the Civil War begin?
11
In total, ___ states renounced their allegiance to the United States and joined the Confederacy
Southerners justified their defense of slavery as preservation of states’ rights
How was the Civil War justified by Confederates?
It freed enslaved people in areas under Confederate control
What did the Emancipation Proclamation accomplish?
Border states and parts of other states in the Confederacy
What were the exemptions to the Emancipation Proclamation?
They endured rampant discrimination and earned less pay than white soldiers, and were also at more risk than other white soldiers
How were Black soldiers treated in the Union army?
Many immigrants in northern cities were convinced that freed people would soon take their jobs
What caused the New York City Draft Riots?
White rioters killed some 120 citizens (including the lynching of at least eleven Black New Yorkers)
What occurred during the New York City Draft Riots?
North Carolina
_____________________ was the first state to secede from the Union
The Enrollment Act
_______________________ was the first effort at a draft among the northern populace during the Civil War
The 13th Amendment
________________________ was drafted to ensure the permanent end to slavery
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