Civil War

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Kansas Nebraska act

What abolished the Missouri Compromise?

Allowed states citizens to decide if slavery should exist there

How did the Kansas Nebraska act abolish the Missouri Compromise?

Kansas and Nebraska act

What caused many abolitionists and slave holders to go to Kansas and Nebraska?

They wanted to swing the vote for making the states slave or free states

Why did the Kansas Nebraska act cause abolitionists and slave holders to go to Kansas and Nebraska?

A violent fighting resulting from the Kansas and Nebraska act

What was bleeding Kansas?

Abolitionists and slave holders

Who was the bleeding Kansas between?

Abolitionist leader

Who was John Brown?

John Brown

Who led Harpers Ferry?

A massive slave revolt

What was Harpers Ferry?

One of 3 southern nominees for president

Who was Stephen Douglass?

They were divided between 3 nominees

What caused the south to essentially loose the election of 1860?

Abraham Lincoln

Who did the north elect as president?

Large population

Give one Union Strength

Train Tracks

Give one Union strength

22 million

Union populous

21,000 miles

How many miles of train tracks did the Union have?

90%

What percent of the nations manufacturing did the north have?

large amount of nations manufacturing

Union strength

swinging the vote

What is popular sovereignty?

Military leadership

Confederate strengths

Only had to play defense

Confederate strength

Had to play offense

Union Weakness

military leadership

Union Weakness

They weren’t being aggressive

Why was Lincoln unhappy with the Unions military leadership?

small population

Confederate weakness

transportation

confederate weakness

lack of food

confederate weakness

Anaconda plan

What was the norths plan to winning the war?

Winning the war would be difficult

What did Bull Run make the north realize?

Confederacy

Who won the battle of bull run?

McClellan

Who did Lincoln fire?

He wasn’t aggressive

Why did Lincoln fire McClellan?

Battle of Antietam

What was a bloody battle?

Ironclad ships

What was a technological improvement as a result of the war?

Telegraph

What was a technological improvement as a result of the war?

Railroads

What was a technological improvement as a result of the war?

Helping patients in order of how badly they need help

What is triage?

Ambulence

What medicinal advancement as made as a result of the war?

Hospitals on the battlefield

What medicinal advancement as made as a result of the war?

Triage

What medicinal advancement as made as a result of the war?

Weaken the souths economy

What was a goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?

End slavery in the confederate states

What was a goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Union

North

Confederacy

South

Battle of Gettysburg

Last battle on Union land

Union

Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?

Declaration of Independence

What did Lincoln quote of in the Gettysburg address?

To inspire hope

Why did Lincoln quote the Declaration of Independence of in the Gettysburg address?

It caused them to fight for their freedom

What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on Union slaves?

First black regiment

What was the Massachusetts 54th?

Fort Wagner

In what battle did the Mass. 54th fight in?

Commander of entire Union army

What title was given to Ulysses S. Grant?

George Washington

Who was the only person who previously received Ulysses S. Grants title?

The destruction of enemies land and resources

What is total war?

It brought supplies to the confederacy

Why was capturing petersburg important?

The “wilderness”

What did Grants army have to cross to capture richmond

Appomattox Court House

Where did the south surrender?

He allowed confederate soldiers to go home instead of jail

Why was Lee surprised as grant?

620,000

How many north and south deaths?

states rights

What argument will continue after the war?

status of African Americans

What argument will continue after the war?

April

What month was Lincolns assassination?

14

What day was Lincolns assassination?

1865

What year was Lincolns assassination?

John Wilkes Booth

Who murdered lincoln?

on a break

Where was Lincolns security when he was killed?

They thought it was a part of the play

Why was the crowd confused when lincoln was shot?

Fords Theater in Washington DC

Where was Lincoln killed?

$64.8 million

How much was government debt before the war began?

$5.2 billion

How much was government debt after the war?

Merrimac

South

Moniter

North

Republican

What political party was Lincoln?

Capture Mississippi, Capture Richmond, Block navy

What were the steps of the anaconda plan?

Maryland, Virginia

What slave states stuck with the union?