Review for Civil War Exam

Scott's Great Snake

Anaconda Plan to blockade Southern ports.

Tariffs

Taxes on imports to protect domestic industries.

Juneteenth

Celebration of the end of slavery in 1865.

State's Rights

Belief in state sovereignty over federal authority.

Missouri Compromise

1820 agreement to balance slave and free states.

Dred Scott Decision

Supreme Court ruling denying citizenship to slaves.

South's Advantages

Familiar terrain, military leadership, and strong motivation.

Election of 1860

Lincoln's victory triggered Southern secession.

Texas and Confederacy

Joined for economic and political alignment with slavery.

Battle after Civil War

Battle of Palmito Ranch fought in May 1865.

President in 1860

Abraham Lincoln elected as the 16th president.

Start of Civil War

Attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861.

End of Slavery

13th Amendment ratified in December 1865.

Causes of Civil War

Slavery, states' rights, and economic differences.

North's Advantages

Industrial economy, larger population, and railroads.

Emancipation Proclamation

1863 order freeing slaves in Confederate states.

Civil War End

Union victory at Appomattox Court House in 1865.

Sectionalism

Economic differences: North industrial, South agricultural.

Reasons for Secession

Protection of slavery and states' rights.

Battle of Palmito Ranch

Last battle of the Civil War.

Battle of Sabine Pass

Confederate victory against Union invasion.

Battle of Galveston

Confederate forces recaptured the city from Union.