1. Union soldiers are known as Yanks or Yankees
Union-Army
Was anti-slavery
Union soldiers are known as Yanks or Yankees
North

2. South _________Confederacy________ Was pro-slavery; trying to keep
slavery to preserve their way of life
Confederate soldiers are known as
Rebs_or _Rebels

3. The act of owning another person as property
Slavery
The act of owning another person as property

4. States’ rights
Constitutional issuing says: States should have the final
authority over the Federal Government.
Southern states were for this;
Northern states believed that the nation was a Union and it should not be divided

5. Abraham Lincoln
Was the 16th president of the United States of America;
Issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves
Famous for his speech: Gettysburg Address

6. 1854
Canceled out the rules of the Missouri Compromise
Said Kansas and Nebraska could vote to be free or slave states; popular Sovereignty
Lead to fighting in Kansas known as “Bleeding Kansas”
Kansas -Nebraska Act

7. Compromise of 1850 California enters as a free state
New Mexico and Utah got to vote if free or slave
state; popular sovereignty
Fugitive Slave Law—
anyone caught helping
slaves escape would be punished
and all slaves had to be returned to the south

8. Missouri Compromise- Took effect in 1820 and lasted for 30 years
36 30 N latitude; line of division for slave and non-slave
Divided land from Louisiana Purchase into slave and free areas
Missouri entered Union as a slave state and
Maine as a free state; this kept the balance.
Missouri Compromise-

9. Underground Railroad Routes that conductors used to get
slaves to freedom
These routes are not underground

10. Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott : case to the Supreme Court to fight for his freedom
Before his death, Scott’s owner gave him documents declaring him a freed slave
Supreme Court ruled that slaves are property and do not have rights
Ruled Missouri Compromise unconstitutional

11. Uncle Tom’s Cabin- A novel written by Harriett Beacher Stowe
South said it was all lies; North was outraged over how the south treated
slaves

12. Lincoln’s election
Lincoln ran as a member of the Republican Party. He spoke out against slavery, but did not use government-military to stop slavery.
Lincoln won the election against Stephen Douglas
Southern States succeeded and formed the Confederate States of America:
South Carolina, then Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida,
Louisiana and Texas

13. John Brown was a radical abolitionist that believed in providing weapons to the slaves so they could fight to free themselves
lead a raid on an armory in Virginia on October 16, 1859
During the raid, John Brown was captured; the raid was not successful;
He was tried and hung for treason on December 2, 1859
John Brown’s Raid-

14. The Atlanta Campaign- Gen. Sherman captured Atlanta; Union victory
Brings the war to the South

15. Sherman’s March to the Sea William T
Sherman’s March to the Sea William T. Sherman destroyed most of Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah

16. Gettysburg The turning point in the Civil War
The Union pushed the Confederacy back and began gaining control again

17. Fort Sumter- April 12, 1861 Charleston Harbor, S.C.
Marks the start of the Civil War
April 12, Charleston Harbor, S.C.
Occurred 6 days after S.C. seceded from the Union
Confederate Victory

18. Appomattox Court House-
Where General Lee surrendered to
General Grant
The Civil War is over

19. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson-
Commander of Confederate Army
Earned his nickname for his stand at Battle of Manassas
Was accidentally shot by his own man and died 7 days later
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson-

20. Robert E. Lee General of the Confederacy
Surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House;
Lost the Civil War

21. Ulysses S Grant General of the Union; won the Civil War
Accepted Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House

22. Jefferson Davis
Was the only president of the Confederacy

23. abolitionist a person that did not believe in slavery
a person that helped to free slaves

24. racism
Racism is a form of discrimination based on race, especially the belief that one race is superior to another.

25. to break away from something or someone
secede
to break away from something or someone