Civil War and Slavery Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards related to the Civil War and slavery.

Major Anderson

Commander of Fort Sumter for the USA

Confederate States of America

States that withdrew from the Union. First Seven: : Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Texas, Louisiana. They seceded to preserve the institution of slavery.

December 20th, 1860

South Carolina voted to withdraw from the Union on this date.

Montgomery

City in Alabama that served as the initial capital of the Confederacy.

Jefferson Davis

President of the Confederate States of America.

James Buchanan

President during the 'Lame Duck' period before Lincoln's inauguration.

Perpetuity

Argument against secession, implying the Constitution is a permanent agreement.

March 4th, 1861

Date Lincoln was inaugurated.

Fort Sumter

Federal installation in South Carolina seized by the Confederate states.

April 12th, 1861

Date Confederate rebels fired on Fort Sumter, marking the start of the Civil War.

John Brown

Charged with murder, treason, and starting a slave rebellion.

What was John Brown's Body

Song written about John Brown

John Brown's Body Remix

Became the Battle Hymn of the Republic

John Bell

Nominee from the Constitutional Union Party in 1860.

Stephen Douglas

Nominee from the Northern Democrats in 1860.

John C. Breckinridge

Nominee from the Southern Democrats in 1860.

Freeport Doctrine

Doctrine used by Stephen Douglas, which caused Democrats to lose the 1860 election.

Crittenden Compromise

Proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution in Dec. 1860.

Fugitive Slave Act

Act to be strengthened and enforced under the Crittenden Compromise.

North of 36°30'

Territory where slavery would be forbidden under the Crittenden Compromise.

South of 36°30'

Territories where slavery would be permitted under the Crittenden Compromise.

Dred Scott Case

Supreme Court case concerning Dred Scott's freedom.

Missouri

Dred Scott sued for his freedom in this state.

Pottawatomie Massacre

Massacre led by John Brown in 1856.

Harpers Ferry (WVA)

Location of John Brown's raid in 1859.

Beecher's bible

Name for rifles and spikes that John Browns crew used

Robert E. Lee

Stopped John Brown's rebellion and later joined confederecy

Wilmot Proviso

Prohibition of slavery in any acquired land from Mexico.

Compromise of 1850

Compromise that dealt with slavery in former Mexican lands.

California

State that became a free state due to the Compromise of 1850.

Fugitive Slave Law (FSA)

Law enacted as part of the Compromise of 1850 to assist in the return of runaway slaves.

Slave Trade

Banned here in DC because of the Compromise of 1850.

Franklin Pierce

President of the United States in 1852.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'.

Twisted Vision

Term used by the South to criticize the North's perceived hypocrisy.

wage slaves

Northern states had these, according to the south.

cradall to crit

Idea that the owner is in charge of a slave's health and well-being from birth to death.

Dividing Nation

Took place in 1830, and the issues were slavery in former Mexican lands and the status of slavery in the Freedom's Capitol

Mooz

Name for the national slave trade.

Runaway Scrape

Texan Army retreats into East Texas.

Battle of San Jacinto

Battle that was 18 minutes long and ended with the capture of the Mexican army

Remember the Alamo

Slogan used to as motivation that battle

Abolitionism

Struggle to end slavery in America.

British Abolition movement

Banned transcontinental slave trade by 1807

Push-Pull Factors

Factors leading to westward expansion in Texas.

Santa Anna

Dictator of Mexico.

American Settlers

They out numberd the Mexicans in tejas 4 to 1

Type of slavery in America

American chattel slavery is the kind of slavery.

American Anti-Slavery Efforts

Movement to end the importation of slaves.

Nickname “Grandma Moses”

Harriet Tubman

What was the Liberty party made up of

abolitionists.

Amistad

Slave ship where slaves took control.

Quincy Adams

Former President who represented the Amistad slaves in court.

Fredrick Douglas

An escaped slave and prominent abolitionist who advocated for the civil rights of African Americans and was a powerful orator and writer.

Horace Greenly

NY Tribune editor contributed to violence.

What was is an Amphibious attack and where in the Mexican war was it used

Attack from Land annd Sea. Used in siege of Veracruz.