civil war

what problem led to bleeding Kansas

Popular sovereignty on slavery

Know the 4 border states

Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware

why did the confederacy believe great Britain would support them

Great Britain was heavily dependent on Southern cotton

what is popular sovereignty

Allowing the people of a state to decide on an issue

who took over command for the confederacy after general Johnston was wounded

Robert E Lee

what was the deadliest battle of the civil war

Battle of Gettysburg

What is secession

Leaving the Union

Who created the Compromise of 1850?

Henry Clay

What battle successfully saw the Union capture the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in half?

Siege of Vicksburg

What are the 3 parts of the Anaconda plan?

1. Blockade the South 2. Capture Mississippi River 3. Capture Richmond

Who did Ulysses Grant promote to major general after he was appointed leader of the Union Army?

Sherman

What is Total War?

a strategy which makes no distinction between soldiers and civilians and attacks economic resources destroying the enemy's will to fight.

What topic did Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debate that made national news?

Slavery

What event helped Lincoln win the Presidential Election of 1864?

News of Sherman's victories

Know the states in the confederacy -

Maryland, Texas, South Carolina, Alabama.

What state was the first to secede the Union

South Carolina

Threats of southern secession increased after what state applied for statehood in 1850?

California

This constitution was approved in Kansas that favored slavery?

Lecompton Constitution

What happened as a result of the Kansas Nebraska Act?

Popular Sovereignty for Kansas and Nebraska

What state joined the union in 1863 and were against slavery?

West Virginia

The capture of this city served as a Christmas gift to Lincoln and saw the success of Shermans March?

Savannah

What happened because of Harper's Ferry?

An increase in tension between the North and South

What was Abraham Lincoln's main goal during the Civil War?

To restore the Union

What was the significance of the Dred Scott Case?

Stated slaves weren't citizens so they couldn't sue for their freedom

Why was the battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the war

It made the South give up the idea of invading the North

Who won the Presidency of 1860?

Abraham Lincoln

What justification did Lincoln give for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?

He was seizing enemy resources

What is scorched earth policy?

Strategy Sherman used on his march to the sea

Who was elected president of the Confederate States of America?

Jefferson Davis

What is the main reason that Lincoln did not respond with force to the Confederate threat to attack Fort Sumter?

He wanted the Confederacy to fire the first shots of the war

Describe 3 advantages that the Union had entering the war

Larger Population

More Railroads

More Factories

Greater food production

More Resources

Describe 2 advantages that the Confederacy had entering the war

King Cotton

Better Generals

Highly motivated to defend the South

Explain the 3 parts of the Anaconda Plan

1. Capture Mississippi River 2. Capture Richmond 3. Blockade South

Explain the South's strategy in the Civil War

Defend the South and attack the North if the opportunity presented itself