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Emily Scheuring
SoCiAl StudIES ReViEw
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Civil War lasted from... | 1861-1865 |
| The debate over states rights was caused be... | opposing views of slavery |
| Battle of Vicksburg- Taking contol of the Mississippi River | -won by Union -gave the Union control of the M. River and split the South in half |
| The Battle of Gettysburg | Turning point in the war |
| Robert E. Lee | -Graduate from West Point -Commanded in the Mexican war -Commander and chief of the Confederate Army -Surrendered to U.S Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Commanding general of the Union Army and the 18th president of the United States (on the $20) |
| President Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address | to commemorate the union soldiers that died |
| 13th Amendment- 14th Amendment- 15th Amendment- | -Abolished Slavery -Gave Civil Rights, citizenship -Voting rights |
| Fugitive Slave Act | allowed for runaway slaves to be captured and returned to the South and slavery |
| North | had factories, much railroades, roads, seaports, small Navy |
| South | had agriculture, few railroads, roads and seaports large Navy |
| Dred Scott decision says... | "Once a slave, always a slave." This allowed slavery in the south and made the North very mad |
| Abolitionist | a person who wanted to abolish slavery completely- John B./Harriet T./Harriet B.S. |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe about the topic of slavery |
| Lincoln and A. Jackson | both wanted to uphold the federal government |
| Jefferson Davis | President of the Confederate States of America |