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SOCIAL STUDIES
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What was the purpose of Missouri Compromise | This compromise tried to balance differences between the North & South. The purpose was to create a line that any new states added North of the line would be free and any South would be Slave. |
| Sectionalism | This was the idea that the country cared more about their region in the world rather than the country as a whole. North cared about North and South cared about South. |
| Who was Abraham Lincoln | He was the 16th president of the United States. He would lead the U.S through the Civil War. He gained fame from his campaign in 1858 for Illinois Senate against Senator Steven Douglas |
| Missouri Compromise | - This was a compromise made in 1820. Its purpose was to maintain an even balance of Slave and Free states in the senate. It added Missouri in as a slave state and Maine in as a free state. |
| Missouri Compromise 2 | It also established the line at 36, 30, stating any new territory added north of that line would be free and any added south of that line would be slave. |
| Compromise of 1850 | This compromise nullified the Missouri Compromise. It adds California as a free state. The Fugitive Slave act becomes more strict, the slave trade was banned from taking place in Washington D.C. Nebraska and Kansas. |
| Compromise of 1850 2 | They would have the ability to choose if their state becomes a free or slave state (Popular Sovereignty) |
| What was Dred Scott vs. Sanford | This was a supreme court decision that establishes that a slave is property and can not sue for their freedom. |
| Stephan Douglas. | He was a senator from Illinois that would win the senate election over Lincoln. He would lose the presidential election of 1860 to Lincoln. He would be famous for his debates with Lincoln during the Senate campaign |
| Lincoln and Douglas point of view on the expansion of slavery during their debates | Lincoln did not want to see the expansion of slavery into new states. Whereas, Douglas felt that new states should be given the opportunity to choose if they will be a slave or free state (popular sovereignty) |
| The election of 1860 had an immediate impact on the U.S, Why did Lincoln win this election? | Lincoln won this election as the South was divided amongst 3 candidates. This election saw Lincoln come to office and then the Southern states started to secede as a result of this election. |
| Preserve the Union definition | He wanted the United States to stay together and not separate into two different countries |
| Harper's Ferry | John Brown led a revolt to get weapons and ammunition from a union outpost. The goal being to have lead a revolt against the slave owners. However, a lot of slaves did not join him, he would be caught and hanged for these actions. |
| some things that Lincoln did during wartime that expanded the presidents power were | He would get rid of Habeas Corpus in certain places, he increased both the army and navy, he would approve military funds without congressional approval. |
| Jefferson Davis | He was the president of the Confederate States of America |
| major differences between the North and South armies | The North - Had a larger population, Industrialized economy, Railroad system, Established army and Navy The South - Strong military generals, fighting a defensive war, |
| Significance of the battle of Fort Sumter | This is seen as the first battle of the Civil War |
| Stonewall Jackson | He was a confederate that fought in the battle for Bull Run. He is known as stonewall jackson from his soldiers as he seemed like a stonewall while being shot at by the union soldiers |
| Significance of the Emancipation Proclamation | This was a document written by Lincoln. It would free all slaves in the rebelling states. It does not free slaves in the states still apart of the Union. |
| Gettysburg Address | This was an address that Lincoln made following the battle that took place there. This was significant as the South was winning most of the war prior to this, however, this battle is seen as a major turning point in the war. |
| Appomattox Courthouse | Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Grant at this courthouse in Virginia. Lee’s army was the largest of the Confederacy. This marks the ending of the Civil War, even though the other Confederate armies did not surrender yet. |
| Appomattox Courthouse 2 | As a result of this war it ensures that the federal government has supremacy. |
| 13th, 14th and 15th amendment | The 13th amendment makes slavery illegal in the U.S. The 14th amendment, states African Americans are citizens and no confederate leaders were allowed to hold public office. The 15th amendment gives African American males the right to vote. |
| The 3 different opinions on how the North should deal with the South in post war America | Lincoln - Welcome the south back with open arms, the president should be in charge of reconstruction, 10% of people that voted in the 1860 election had to pledge oath of loyalty to the U.S |
| The 3 different opinions on how the North should deal with the South in post war America 2 | Johnson - The president should be in charge of reconstruction, follow the loose guidelines of Lincoln, every state in the south must ratify, the south should be given amnesty |
| The 3 different opinions on how the North should deal with the South in post war America 3 | Stevens - Congress should be in charge of reconstruction, the south should be punished, divide the south into 5 military districts, states must allow African Americans to vote |
| Lincoln's major goal of the Civil War | To preserve the Union. |
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