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11 vs. 11
there were 11 slave states and 11 free states and Missouri wanted to join as a slave state which would give one side more power in congress
Who strikes the deal of the Missouri compromise?
Speaker of the House Henry Clay
What was the Missouri compromise?
Maine would join as a free state and Missouri as a slave state/ south Missouri slave state North free (36/36 parallel)
What was the fugitive slave act?
if a slave was found in the north they would be sent back to the south
Why was the fugitive slave act a compromise?
because the south had less land to become states
What was the Kansas Nebraska act?
repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty. It also produced a violent uprising known as “Bleeding Kansas,” as pro-slavery and antislavery activists flooded into the territories to sway the vote.
Who passes the Kansas Nebraska act?
Senator Stephen Douglas
What was bleeding Kansas?
a period of violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery in the territory of Kansas. People from all over north and south go to Kansas to vote but they don't like each other so they kill.
Who was John Brown and what did he do?
He was an anti-slavery settler from Connecticut who reached a proslavery settlement and murdered five proslavery men
What happened in congress to Chase Sumer in congress?
He gives a speech denouncing slavery in Kansas and calling out southern senators but then he is killed by Preston Brooks mid speech ig now he dead
What happened in Dred Scott v. Sanford? and what did the supreme court rule?
Dred Scott (slave) was suing his master and the supreme court rules 1. that he was still a salve 2. that the constitution protects property therefore no state could out law slavery
Who was the northerner who spoke out again the Dred Scott decision?
Abraham Lincoln a lawyer from Illinois
What happened at John Brown's raid?
Brown and his small band of supporters attacked the town of Harper's ferry in Virginia
What was the goal of John Brown's raid?
to seize guns the U.S. army had stored there and causes a slave revolt
Who stops John Brown and where?
Robert E. Lee stops him at Harpers Ferry
What was John Brown's defense?
He insisted that the Bible had instructed him to care for the poor & the enslaved. He was willing to die for this cause which he did
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
What did the south do when Lincoln became president?
the south decided to leave the union and make their own called the confederacy
Who was the president of the confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What would winning the civil war look like for the North?
the survival of the United States, they wanted to preserve the Union and bring the South back
What would winning the civil war look like for the South?
They wanted to wear the Union down until they eventually gave up and the southern way of life was preserved
What were some of the advantages the North had?
population territory financial resources industry political leadership
What were some of the advantages the South had?
home field advantage all top military generals -Robert E. Lee -Stone Wall Jackson
what was the first battle of the civil war
Bull run/ Manassas
Who won the battle of Bull run? and what does it do?
Confederacy, and it inspired southerners to join the was and Jackson stood like a stone wall so ig that is where he got his nickname from
What Battle first used an Ironclad warship
Battle of Hampton roads
What battle go the nickname "Bloodiest day in the civil war"
Battle of Antietam
Who won the Battle of Antietam?
The Union and Lincoln issues the emancipation proclamation
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln was abolishing slavery and was saying that the war is two things 1. saving the union 2. getting rid of slavery
How did Stone wall Jackson die?
One of his own men shot him xp... awkarddd
What is significant about Gettysburg?
Both sides help high ground it was a Union victory and a turning point for the war
Who launched Pickett's charge?
Robert E Lee.
Who won Pickets charge?
the Union
Why was the Gettysburg address symbolic?
it was symbolic because it was honoring the fallen & looking forward to a union victory
Where did the war end?
Appomattox Court House
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