The Civil War: Causes and Effects

a constitutional change ratified in 1865 abolishing slavery in the United States

the 1896 Supreme Court case that established the controversial "separate but equal" doctrine

A Civil War plan to "Squeeze" the south from all sides

owner provides not only with land but also with the money needed to purchase supplies

made up of blacks that fought bravely and earned praise from the government and people

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered the turning point in the war?

Laws legalizing racial segregation of blacks and whites that were enacted in Southern states

How did the Dred Scott decision increase sectional tensions?

government declares that all men fitting certain qualifications must report for military duty

established Kansas and Nebraska as territories with popular sovereignty (voting)

a nickname for the Democrats who supported what helped the Confederacy

Which was the South’s GREATEST resource at the start of the Civil War?

Which of the following accurately describes Abraham Lincoln’s position on the slavery issue?

a military strategy where one side uses ships to block the ports of another side

riot that protested the military drafts and they were violent killing many African Americans

legalized slavery in the territories and declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional

restrict freedom and opportunities for African Americans

what could happen to citizens of free states who refused to cooperate in the capture of slaves?

a raid led by abolitionist John Brown in 1856 in hopes of seizing Harper's Ferry, Virginia,

a constitutional change ratified in 1870 granting black males the right to vote

the official end to the practice of slavery

invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, a machine that removes the seeds from cotton

debtors are forced to work for the person to whom they owe money until they pay off the debt

a gun used in the Civil War that was more accurate and more powerful

the fort where the first battle of the Civil War took place on April 12, 1861

people determining for themselves through popular sovereignty whether or not to accept slavery

novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the cruelties of slavery

A compromise that made Missouri into the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Civil War?

anyone born in the United States is a citizen

when one party decides to take all means necessary to completely destroy the opposing side

Which event finally triggered the beginning of the secession of the Southern states?

Which of the following led to food shortages in the South during the Civil War?

___ proposed that citizens of each new territory should decide whether or not to permit slavery

For most Civil War soldiers, which of the following posed the GREATEST threat?

a federal agency to help and protect the 4 million newly freed black Americans

a system in which landowners rent plots of land to workers with a share of the crop raised

General Ulysses S. Grant wanted to control the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers so that _______.