Against extension of slavery into Mexican Secession Territory

Anti-slavery political party Free = no slavery

Free-Soilers Against extension of slavery into Mexican

Secession Territory Anti-slavery political party Free = no slavery

Senator Stephen Douglas Gave during the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Slavery should be left up to the will of a

territories people Don’t make laws for slavery, you won’t

have slavery

Freeport Doctrine Senator Stephen Douglas Gave during the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Slavery should be left up to the will of a

territories people Don’t make laws for slavery, you won’t

have slavery

Westward expansion issue Abolitionists against Heated up with

“Bleeding Kansas”

Slavery Westward expansion issue Abolitionists against Heated up with

“Bleeding Kansas”

Popular sovereignty in new territories to determine slave issue

Fugitive slave law California free state

Compromise of 1850 Popular sovereignty in new territories to

determine slave issue Fugitive slave law California free state

Residents of a territory decide slavery issue by a vote

Popular Soverignty Residents of a territory decide slavery issue

by a vote

Supreme Court Slaves are property Slaves cannot sue

Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court Slaves are property Slaves cannot sue

Beat by Preston Brooks Abolitionist Senator

Charles Sumner Beat by Preston Brooks Abolitionist Senator

Kansas and Nebraska became territory Popular sovereignty to decide slave issue

Kansas-Nebraska Act Kansas and Nebraska became territory Popular sovereignty to decide slave issue

United in opposition to slavery Political party

Republicans United in opposition to slavery Political party

Caused by the Kansas-Nebraska Act Bloody conflict between Free-Soilers and

pro-slavery

“Bleeding Kansas” Caused by the Kansas-Nebraska Act Bloody conflict between Free-Soilers and

pro-slavery

Part of Compromise of 1850 Northerners were forced to help catch

slaves Caused the abolitionists to rally support for

the abolition of slavery

Fugitive Slave Act Part of Compromise of 1850 Northerners were forced to help catch

slaves Caused the abolitionists to rally support for

the abolition of slavery

Event that caused the south to cede from Union

Lincoln elected without southern support

Election of 1860 Event that caused the south to cede from

Union Lincoln elected without southern support

President of the Confederate States of America

Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of

America

More experienced generals Fighting for home

Advantages of the South More experienced generals Fighting for home

More railroad miles Larger army Large population Greater number of factories

Advantages of the North More railroad miles Larger army Large population Greater number of factories

Northern Democrats who wanted to make peace with the south during the Civil War

Copperheads Northern Democrats who wanted to make

peace with the south during the Civil War

Violent uprisings in north New York Immigrants and poor whites upset over new

draft law Rich could buy their way out of war

Draft Riots Violent uprisings in north New York Immigrants and poor whites upset over new

draft law Rich could buy their way out of war

Lincoln’s goal in the Civil War

Preserve the Union Lincoln’s goal in the Civil War

Applied to Border States Slave holding states

Stop dissent Arrested and jailed without trial

Suspension of Habeas Corpus Applied to Border States

Slave holding states

Stop dissent Arrested and jailed without trial

Nurse Southerner “Angel of the Battlefield”

Clara Barton Nurse Southerner “Angel of the Battlefield”

Robert E. Lee “Stonewall” Jackson

Southern Generals Robert E. Lee “Stonewall” Jackson

Ulysses S. Grant George McClellan William T. Sherman

Northern Generals Ulysses S. Grant George McClellan William T. Sherman

First conflict between North and South Lincoln tried to re-supply fort in South

Carolina Lincoln wanted the Confederacy to fire the first

shot

Southerners fired on Union troops

Fort Sumter First conflict between North and South Lincoln tried to re-supply fort in South

Carolina Lincoln wanted the Confederacy to fire the first

shot

Southerners fired on Union troops

Southern Military plan Gain Britain as an ally because they were

the south’s main trade partner South thought Britain was dependent on their

cotton

Offensive Southern Military plan Gain Britain as an ally because they were

the south’s main trade partner South thought Britain was dependent on their

cotton

Winfield Scott Encircle and crush south Three part plan

Blockade the south Cut the south in two Capture Richmond

Anaconda Plan Winfield Scott Encircle and crush south Three part plan

Blockade the south Cut the south in two Capture Richmond

Bloodiest single day in the Civil War Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation

After

Antietam Bloodiest single day in the Civil War Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation

After

First battle of the Civil War Union defeat Showed that the Civil War would last longer

than anyone expected

First Battle of Bull Run First battle of the Civil War Union defeat Showed that the Civil War would last longer

than anyone expected

Confederate military victory Confederate loss of key commanding

general Stonewall Jackson killed

Chancellorsville Confederate military victory Confederate loss of key commanding

general Stonewall Jackson killed

Civil War Turning Points

Vicksburg and Gettysburg Civil War Turning Points

Turning point of Civil War Cut the south in two Union captured Mississippi

Vicksburg Turning point of Civil War Cut the south in two Union captured Mississippi

Bloodiest battle during the Civil War Stopped all hope of the South launching another

offensive attack against the north Turning point Union troops held strong defensive position on a

hill Union Victory Lincoln gave a speech to dedicate a cemetery

after the battle was over

Gettysburg Bloodiest battle during the Civil War Stopped all hope of the South launching another

offensive attack against the north Turning point Union troops held strong defensive position on a

hill Union Victory Lincoln gave a speech to dedicate a cemetery

after the battle was over

Burned a path from Atlanta to Georgia March to the Sea Make the south pay Treated South Carolina harshly because it

was the first state to leave union

Sherman’s March Burned a path from Atlanta to Georgia March to the Sea Make the south pay Treated South Carolina harshly because it

was the first state to leave union

Key event in Lincoln’s re-election in 1864 Part of Sherman’s March

Fall of Atlanta Key event in Lincoln’s re-election in 1864 Part of Sherman’s March

Ship reinforced with iron plating

Ironclad Ship reinforced with iron plating

Union Ironclad

Monitor Union Ironclad

Confederate Ironclad

Merrimack Confederate Ironclad

Lincoln Freed slaves in the Confederacy

Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln Freed slaves in the Confederacy

Confederate Submarine Used to torpedo Union ships sunk

CSS Hunley Confederate Submarine Used to torpedo Union ships sunk

Last battle of the Civil War Lee surrendered to Grant

Appomattox Court House Last battle of the Civil War Location where Lee surrendered to Grant

President of the Union Shot at Ford’s Theater

Lincoln President of the Union Shot at Ford’s Theater

Way freedmen earned a living after the Civil War

Grow and share a portion of crop with the owner of the land

Another form of slavery because it tied them to the land

Sharecropping Way freedmen earned a living after the Civil

War Grow and share a portion of crop with the

owner of the land Another form of slavery because it tied

them to the land

Terrorized Freedmen of the south Tried to drive Republicans out of the south

using terror White robes

Ku Klux Klan Terrorized Freedmen of the south Tried to drive Republicans out of the south

using terror White robes

Example of dejure segregation Legal segregation

Created separate societies for whites and blacks

Jim Crow Laws Example of dejure segregation

Legal segregation

Created separate societies for whites and blacks

Northerners that moved south after Civil War

Made profit off the suffering of the south Created industry Bought plantations Named for the bag they carried

Carpetbaggers Northerners that moved south after Civil

War Made profit off the suffering of the south Created industry Bought plantations Named for the bag they carried

Southern Republican Supported Reconstruction nickname

Scalawag Southern Republican Supported Reconstruction nickname

Reconstruction Plan 10% Plan Lenient Created to bring the south back into the

Union

Lincoln’s Plan Reconstruction Plan 10% Plan Lenient Created to bring the south back into the

Union

Law Passed by Radical Republicans Gave African Americans Citizenship and

liberties protected by law

Civil Rights Act of 1866 Law Passed by Radical Republicans Gave African Americans Citizenship and

liberties protected by law

“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude… shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”

Ended slavery

Thirteenth Amendment “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude…

shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”

Ended slavery

Thaddeus Stevens = leader Republicans Wanted to punish the Confederate States Wanted to control Reconstruction

Radical Republicans Thaddeus Stevens = leader Republicans Wanted to punish the Confederate States Wanted to control Reconstruction

Congress took over Reconstruction Military Reconstruction began

South divided into five military districts

Military Reconstruction Act of 1867

Congress took over Reconstruction Military Reconstruction began

South divided into five military districts

Guarantees equal protection under law Awarded citizenship to freedmen

Fourteenth Amendment Guarantees equal protection under law Awarded citizenship to freedmen

Gave freedmen and poor whites Food Clothes Assistance Education

Freedmen’s Bureau Gave freedmen and poor whites

Food Clothes Assistance Education

Guaranteed vote of freedmen

Fifteenth Amendment Guaranteed vote of freedmen

Impeached Violated the Tenure in Office Act

Could not fire Cabinet members without Congressional approval

Escaped conviction by one vote

President Johnson Impeached Violated the Tenure in Office Act

Could not fire Cabinet members without Congressional approval

Escaped conviction by one vote

Basic constitutional issue resolved by the Civil War

National Supremacy Basic constitutional issue resolved by the

Civil War

Ended Reconstruction Rutherford B. Hayes president Federal troops withdrew from the south South gained home rule

Compromise of 1877 Ended Reconstruction Rutherford B. Hayes president Federal troops withdrew from the south South gained home rule

Racist attitudes continued in north and south

Division between north and south still existed

South resented north

Failure of Reconstruction Racist attitudes continued in north and

south Division between north and south still

existed South resented north

Restored union Repaired war-torn south Developed southern industry South gained public education

Successes of Reconstruction Restored union Repaired war-torn south Developed southern industry South gained public education

Two laws Way the southern states kept poor African

Americans from voting in the south after the Civil war

Literacy tests and poll taxes Two laws Way the southern states kept poor African

Americans from voting in the south after the Civil war