People of a territory determine for themselves whether or not to prevent slavery known as
Popular soveignty
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this proposal would have prevented slavery in any territory acquired in Mexico
Wilmot proviso
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Nicknamed "Moses" helped slaves escape to Canada
Harriet Tubman
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Future states that were in the dispute between Mexico and the US leading up to the Mexican and American war
California and Texas
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In response to this book, Lincoln claimed the author
Uncle Tom's cabin
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The author was the little woman that started this great big war, name the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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This unconstitutional doctrine would have maintained slavery in Kansas regardless of popular sovereignty
Lecompton constitution
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This legislation directly invalidated the compromise of 1820
Kansas Nebraska Act
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This book argued that slavery deeply harmed the poor whites of the south
Impending Crisis of the south
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Who wrote the Impending Crisis of the South?
Hinton Helper
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This legislation opened up New Mexico and Utah Territory to Popular Sovereignty, Texas was also given 10 mil California would be admitted as a free state
Compromise of 1850
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One other provision of the compromise of 1850 was the fugitive slave act, in response to the act the northern slave passed these
Personal Liberty Laws
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He was the lame duck president prior to Lincoln being inaugurated and is considered a part of the reason why the war happened
James Buchanan
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Not Richmond but the first capital of the confederated states was selected here
Montgomery Alabama
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What governmental seat was Lincoln and Douglass fight for in 1858
Senator of Illinois
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These were guns sent to aid abolitionists settlers
Beecher's Bibles
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John Slidell was to offer this amount of money for western territories when he went to go visit Mexico
15 million
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Who was responsible for sending Beecher's Bibles
New England immigrant aid
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The chief justice who heard and decided of the Dred Scott Case
Roger B Taney
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Prior to the start of the civil war, this was the first state to succeed
South Carolina
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He won all of the electoral votes in the south during 1860
John Breckinridge
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This proposed that the Missouri compromise be reinstituted in an order to avoid war in 1860
Crittenden compromise
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He was the constitutional union candidate in 1860
John Bell
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He issued the house divided speech in his candidacy for senate
Abraham Lincoln
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As a result of this law slave trade was abolished in Washington DC
Compromise of 1820
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Resulting in the execution of him and his sons in 1889, Harper's Ferry
John Brown
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This individual said in response to the issue surrounding Mexico in western states that American blood has been spilled on American soil
James K Polk
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In response to Polk claim in American blood being spilt, Lincoln issued this doctrine
Spot resolution
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This law states that any settlers coming into the Mexican territory must become a citizen, practice Catholicism, and work in the land for farming
Colonization law of 1825
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This was the treaty that ended the Mexican War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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in his campaign for presidency, he look to promised to require California Oregon and Texas all while balancing the budget in 4 years
James K Polk
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This individual gave the 7th Of March Speech
Daniel Webster
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What was the issue being debated in regards of the 7th of March speech
Provisions of the compromise of 1850
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In response to bleeding Kansas, John Brown and other attacked proslavery supporters here
Pottawatomie
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This radical abolitionist was the creator and founder of the Liberator
William Garrison
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His printing press was destroyed 4 times before he was killed
Lovejoy
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He was president at the time of Kansas Nebraska Act 1854
Pierce
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This territory was acquired from Mexico after the war in order to began railroad developments in the south
Gadsden Purchase
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This presidents death help pave the way for the compromise of 1850 to be cast
Taylor
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Instigated a bloody slave rebellion in 1831 resulted in 50 whites being killed
Turner
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North star
Frederick Douglass
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This individual led a group of northern democrats during the civil war who opposed the war
Clement Laird Vallandigham
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Northern democrats that opposed war were nicknamed
Copperheads
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Americans can give this much money to avoid the drafts
$300
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This was the name of the failed war time diplomacy effort of the south large because they couldn't get England involved
King Cotton Diplomacy
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The incident that nearly pushed England to war
Trent Affair
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Name the union iron clad ship for the blockade
The Monitor
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The worst violence because of draft riots occurred in this city
New York City
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As a result of Lincoln suspending Habeas Corpus, there were two cases to overturn actions
exporte Milligan, Merriment
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This was the name of the confederacy iron ship developed by the British
Merrimack
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After which battle was the emancipation proclamation issued?
Antietam
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This was the first battle of the civil war
Bull run
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To help pay for the war, both north and south required these new types of income revenue streets
income taxes
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Lincoln's strategy involved a war that would last approximately how many days?
90 days
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This was the unions strategy to blockade the south and take the Mississippi river
Anaconda plan
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Who created the Anaconda plan only to step down because of differences between him and his general "Old fuss and feathers" Mexican American war hero
Winfield scott
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This declared all slaves in rebellious states free
Emancipation Proclaimation
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This battle marked the unions ability to control the Mississippi river
Vicksburg
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marking an end of confederates hope of victory, this bloodbath concluded with Pickett's charge
Gettysburg
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General Burnside chose the wrong side of the river in which battle?
Fredericksburg
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These groups supposedly discovered secret order 191 wrapped in cigar helping them win this single day battle
Antietam
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he was round top at the battle of Gettysburg marking the turn of the tides
Joshua Chamberlain
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This was the first union victory marking the bloodiest two day battle
Battle of shiloh
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He was the president of the Confederate States of America.
Davis
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He became president after the assignation of Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
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This devastating campaign late in the war splits the south vertically and horizontally
March to the sea
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He was the Commander of the confederacy surrendering to the union
Robert E Lee
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Who was Lincoln referring to when he said "whatever he is drinking send the rest to my generals"
Grant
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He was the killer of Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
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approximately 13000 POWs will die as a result of malnourishment at this camp
Andersonville
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She headed the red cross
Clara Barton
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This was the first all black regiment soldiers
54 Massachusetts regiment
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Of little women fame, she became the nurse and organizer for red cross
Louisa Alcott
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His actions at fort pillow resulted in hundreds of sleeping soldiers being massacred
Nathan Bedford Forrest
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the 7 states to succeed after Lincoln's election
Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Texas, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia
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4 states to succeed after the battle of fort Sumter
Tennessee, Arkansas, Virginia, North Carolina
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This General ran against Lincoln in 1864
George McClellan
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Why does Lee goes north in the battle of Antietam//bring confederacy north
Time for Farmers to harvest, raise moral in south, and to gain foreign support
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Stonewall Jackson dies in this battle
Battle of Chancellorsville
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Southern plantation owners could avoid a draft with this law of
20 slave law
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While the confederates won one of these two battles, the effect of them was that the north could cut off the southern's supply routes for the rest of the war
Chickamauga and Chattanooga
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3 states that McClellan won in the election of 1864
New Jersey, Delaware, Kentucky
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What play was Lincoln assassinated during?
Our American cousin
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Where was Our American cousin preformed
Fords theatre
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What city was Fords theatre in?
Washington DC
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She was the orchestrator of the plot to kill Lincoln and becomes the first woman to be
Mary Surratt
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He introduces the Kansas Nebraska act in 1854, popularized the idea of popular sovereignty
Steven Douglass
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The recommendation the US offered Spain $20 mil for Cuba, it was not carried out though in part because North feared for it to be a slave state in opposition to this pointed this proposal as what
Ostend Manifesto
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The Democratic candidate in the election of 1848 was credited for popularizing popular sovereignty
Lewis Cass
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As the free soil candidate in 1848, he might have very well taken enough votes to cost the democratic party
Martin Van Buren
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This individual got beaten in the senate
Charles Sumner
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Who beat Charles Sumner?
Preston Brooks
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Senator William H Seward argued against slavery in this speech
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