US I Chapter 16-17: The Civil War

The American Party grew quickly due to its anti-immigrant views.

Which party did the Antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and Free-Soilers join together to form?

Why did the South suffer most of the destruction during the Civil War?

Which abolitionist was shot and killed by angry whites while escaping his burning newspaper office?

The Missouri Compromise preserved the balance between slave states and free states.

Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri had close ties to both the Union and the Confederacy.

The leadership of which two generals was a key factor in the Confederates' military success in the East?

To raise money for the war, what did the North print?

The Wilmot Proviso called for

What was Sherman's march across Georgia toward the Atlantic called?

Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant?

A key victory for the North was when Union naval forces captured New Orleans on April 25, 1862.

What is a legal order that guarantees a prisoner the right to be heard in court?

Who was known as "unconditional surrender?"

Who led a raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

The 54th Massachusetts regiment served with distinction at Fort Wagner and in the Battle of Olustee.

General Grant led a 47-day siege against which city in Mississippi?

Which event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

What was the name of the plan to cut off the South from all of their resources?

The Merrimack and Monitor were battle plans used by the North to defeat the South.

Where was the first major battle of the Civil War?

Which was the most vital border state for the Union?

What is the name used in 1856 newspaper stories about the events in Lawrence, Kansas?

What was the Union goal in the West?

Which was the first state to vote to secede from the Union?

After the election of Abraham Lincoln, the Southern states debated the question of secession or

Stonewall Jackson was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.

What was one of the main advantages of the South?

Which definition best fits the word abolition?

Which of the following relates to a Supreme Court decision that ruled that the Constitution protected slavery?

Who was the first president of the Confederate States of America?

From where did most Confederate and Union soldiers come?

What approach did Senator Stephen A. Douglas propose as an alternative to the Missouri Compromise?

The South expected support from Britain and France because these two European nations relied on the South for

The Underground Railroad carried food to poor areas in the South.