Civil War quiz APUSH

PK's class

Wilmot Proviso

The unsuccessful proposal that would have banned slavery in the territory acquired from the Mexican-American war

Free Soil Appeal

A political party that opposed the westward expansion of slavery

The Free Labor Ideology

An Ideology that didn’t want white laborers to have to compete with enslaved people for jobs.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that exposed the true horrors of the slavery institution

David Walker’s Appeal

A series of essays calling for the immediate abolition of slavery

Frederick Douglas

An escaped slave that became the leader of an abolitionist movement

Henry Clay

Did the Missouri Compromise, did the Compromise of 1850, ran for president 5 times, known as the Great Compromiser, endorsed the American System.

The Compromise of 1850

Henry Clay’s compromise that admitted California as a free state, strengthened the fugitive slave law, and delayed the determination of the slave status of the New Mexico and Utah territories.

Fugitive Slave Act

1850 law that allowed southern slave owners to go to the North and take back their escaped slaves. This was very controversial in the North.

Stephen A. Douglas

Senator who believed in popular sovereignty for the states entering the union.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed popular sovereignty. Shattered the Democratic Party’s unity.

Bleeding Kansas

Violence between settlers over slavery caused a part of Kansas to be called this.

The Election of 1856

Buchanan won because he supported Popular Sovereignty

The Brooks-Sumner Incident

Brooks beat up Sumner with a cane. Gained Brooks respect from south and Sumner respect from north

The Dred Scott decision

Worst supreme court decision. Declared that people of African descent were not citizens of the United States and that congress could not regulate slavery in US territories.

John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry (1859)

One of the main incidents that led to the Civil War. Abolitionists assaulted a federal Armory located in Harpers Ferry, VA.

The Democratic Split

This party split because of slavery leading up to the Civil War. Northern Democrats adopted the free soil party while southern democrats were pro-slavery and supported secession.

Lincoln was not on the Ballot in almost all southern states and still won. This caused the south to begin to secede.

What was important about the election of 1860?

protect states rights, protect slavery, disagreements over tariffs, Virginia and Kentucky resolutions.

The justifications for secession:

This was the first shots of the war. Lincoln responded with sending 75,000 troops to suppress the Rebellion.

What was important about the firing on Fort Sumter?

It was the first war with accurate firearms that could kill mass amounts of people easily.

Why was the Civil war the first modern war?