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AHSGE. Standard IV. Prelude to War. What congressional solution made California a free state and gave popular sovereignty to the New Mexico and Utah territories? Compromise of 1850 . Prelude to War. What part of the solution in the Compromise of 1850 upset many northerners?
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AHSGE Standard IV
Prelude to War • What congressional solution made California a free state and gave popular sovereignty to the New Mexico and Utah territories? • Compromise of 1850
Prelude to War • What part of the solution in the Compromise of 1850 upset many northerners? • Slavery could expand and... • FugitiveSlave Law
Prelude to War • What act, supported by Stephen Douglas, gave popular sovereignty to two territories just west of Missouri? • Kansas-Nebraska Act
Prelude to War • What is popular sovereignty? • The ability of the people to decide the issue of slavery through a popular vote.
Prelude to War • What political party was formed in the 1850s that believed slavery should not be allowed to spread to new territories? • Republican • Aka… the GOP • Aka… the Party of Lincoln
Prelude to War • What famous court case upheld the right of slave owners as property holders and said no black person, free or slave, had any rights? • Scott v. Sanford
Prelude to War • Who led the massacre at Pottawatomie Creek, Nebraska and led the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers’ Ferry? • John Brown
Prelude to War • Describe the southern economy before the Civil War. • KING COTTON
Prelude to War • Describe the northern economy before the Civil War.
Prelude to War • Who won the presidential election in 1860 (his election led Southern states to secede, or leave the Union)? • Abraham Lincoln
Prelude to War • What state was the first to secede from the Union in 1860? • South Carolina
Civil War • What county in Alabama never seceded from the Union? • Winston The Free Republic of Winston
Civil War • What state was actually split over the decision to secede, and eventually became two states? • Virginia split &West Virginiawas created
Civil War • What was the most famous of the Black military units to fight in the Civil War? • 54th Massachusetts Regiment
Civil War • What act, passed by the Republican dominated congress (during the Civil War) gave large land grants to states from the federal government & allowed settlers on that land to get 150 acres for free?
Civil War • What act, passed by the Republican dominated congress (during the Civil War) gave large land grants to states from the federal government to create colleges?
Civil War • What did Lincoln pass on January 1, 1863, granting freedom to slaves in the Confederate states in rebellion?
Civil War • What did Lincoln suspend during the Civil War, depriving many citizens of the civil rights? • Writ of Habeas Corpus
Civil War • What was the first major battle of the Civil War? • 1st Battle of Bull Run Manassas, VA, March 1862 Confederate Fortifications
Civil War • Where was the first shot of the Civil war fired on April 12, 1861? • Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Civil War • What battle resulted in the single bloodiest day of the Civil War? • Antietam23,000
Civil War • What major three-day battle did the Confederates (under Lee) lose in Pennsylvania? • Gettysburg
Civil War • What battle, in Mississippi, resulted in a complete blockade of the South by the Union? • Vicksburg
Civil War • What Union general captured Atlanta and continued southeast to Savannah destroying everything in his path? • Sherman
Civil War • What famous speech was given by Lincoln at a consecration ceremony where he reminded Americans of the basic idea, “All men are created equal”? • Gettysburg Address
Civil War • Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Grant in 1865? • Appomattox Court House
Civil War • What was the program called that returned southern states to the Union, rebuilt the South’s infrastructure, and attempted to protect the rights of free blacks? • Reconstruction (1865 to 1877) • South was divided into 5 districts & federal troops were placed in each
Civil War • What were the laws called passed by southern states attempted to control freedmen and keeping them in a subservient position? • Black Codes
Civil War • What were northerners called who moved to the South, voted Republican, and were scorned by southerners after the Civil War? • Carpetbaggers
Civil War • What were southerners called who voted Republican after the Civil War? • Scalawags