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AHSGE HISTORY
The Civil War-CH.5 & 6
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10/02/2006

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What was the first battle of The Civil War? Ch.5 & 6
Definition
Battle of Bull Run (1861)
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Where was the Battle of Bull Run fought? Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
30 miles south of Washington D.C.
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The Battle of Shiloh is know as_______?
Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
bloodiest battle of the Civil War. (casualties-20,000)
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Who was the C.S.A. general at the Battle of Antietam? Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
Robert E. Lee
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What was the bloodiest one day battle in the history of the United States? Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
Antietam, Maryland, Sept. 17, 1862
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After the Union victory at the battle of Antietam, President Lincoln issued what? Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
Emancipation Proclamation
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The battle of Vicksburg (1863) was led by what U.S. General? Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
U.S. Grant(Union Leader)
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After what battle did the Mississippi River come under the control of the Union? Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
Battle of Vicksburg
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After what battle did the Mississippi River come under the control of the Union? Ch. 5 & 6
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Battle of Vicksburg
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The Union forces repeatedly defeated the Confederates as General Lee tried to take control of the city of Gettysburg. And in Nov. 1863 President Lincoln gave this speech. Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
Gettysburg Address
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This affirmed President Lincoln’s belief in democracy and his desire to see the warring nation reunited in peace. CH. 5 & 6
Definition
The Gettysburg Address
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What was the turning point of the war because the Confederacy no longer had the ability to launch an offensive into Union Territory? Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
Gettysburg
Term
Congress regulated and forbade slavery here. Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
Northwest Territory
Term
To have balance of Power in the Senate between slave and Free states this was issued. Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
Missouri Compromise
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This legislation declared California a free state. Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
Compromise of 1950
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This Ruled slaves of their descendants were not citizens and couldn’t bring case to Federal Court. Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
Dred Scott Decision
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During the Civil War the Democratic Party split into two parties, What were they? CH. 5 & 6
Definition
~North(Popular Sovereignty) and South(Protect slavery in territories)
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The Democratic Party split made this president win the 1860 presidential election easily.. CH. 5 & 6
Definition
Abe Lincoln
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This is where Union ships fired upon by confederacy; the fort was taken by CSA. It also started the Civil War. CH. 5 & 6
Definition
Fort Sumter
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What were Southern goals in the Civil War? CH. 5 & 6
Definition
Force Union to recognize Southern secession.
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What were Northern goals in the Civil War? Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
to make the south rejoin the union
Term
What did the Homestead Act guarantee? Ch 5 & 6
Definition
160 Acres for 5 years
Term
Land given to states to fund public universities? Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
Morill-Land Grant
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This port was occupied by Union troops thus cut off important supplies of the Confederacy. Ch. 5 & 6
Definition
Mobile Bay
Term
This was a navy blockade; take Mississippi River, Northern Invasion. Ch 5 & 6
Definition
Anaconda Plan
Term
Wide range destruction in the South to stop civilizations from helping the CSA. Broke spirit of Confederacy. Ch 5 & 6
Definition
Sherman’s March
Term
This helped immediate needs of Slaves Ch 5 & 6
Definition
Freedmen’s Bureau(1865)
Term
Laws in the South that made blacks 2nd Class citizens. Ch 5 & 6
Definition
Black Codes
Term
Northerners who came to do business in the South. Ch 5&6
Definition
Carpetbaggers
Term
Southerners who supported Reconstruction
Ch 5 & 6
Definition
Scalawags
Term
This U.S. President was characterized by corruption. Ch 5 & 6
Definition
U.S. Grant
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This concerned disputed Election Results; Democrats allowed Hayes to win if Reconstruction ended. Ch 5 & 6
Definition
1877 Compromise
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A Black Only Church that escaped discrimination. Ch 5 & 6
Definition
African American Methodist Episcopal Church
Term
Freedman’s Bureau was built to ensure that blacks could learn 2 things. Ch 5 & 6
Definition
Mathematics and basic literacy
Term
Republicans who called for strict readmission standards and vigorous restructuring of the south. Ch 5 & 6
Definition
Radicals
Term
Who shot President Lincoln? Ch 5 & 6
Definition
John Wilkes Booth
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Who became president after Lincoln died? Ch 5 & 6
Definition
Andrew Johnson
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Who became president after Lincoln died? Ch 5 & 6
Definition
Andrew Johnson
Term
What did the 14th Amendment do? Ch 5 & 6
Definition
All persons born in the US are citizens
Term
What president was almost impeached but saved by one vote in the senate during 1868? Ch 5 & 6
Definition
President Johnson
Term
this group used terrorism and violence to intimidate blacks and other minorities. Ch 5 & 6
Definition
KKK
Term
Martial Law is also known as...
Ch 5 & 6
Definition
Military Rule
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