Exam 3 Flashcards
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What 1848 event in California heightened the debate over slavery in the territories?
The discovery of gold
What was the declaration of American interest in buying Cuba from Spain?
The Ostend Manifesto
What is popular sovereignty?
Letting settlers in a territory decide for themselves whether or not to admit slavery
What is the tendency of people in different parts of the country to have different and often conflicting views?
Sectionalism
What did the gag rule forbid?
The petitions in the House of Representatives regarding the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia
What called for the right to take slaves into all territories?
The Nashville convention
What was the proposed ban on slavery in territory acquired from Mexico?
The Wilmot Proviso
Where was the battleground for proslavery and antislavery forces?
Kansas Territory
What was the Compromise of 1850?
A collection of provisions organized by Henry Clay to avoid disunion
What law was a part of the Compromise of 1850 to which many northerners objected?
The Fugitive Slave Law
Who were the Democratic nominees of the 1860 Democratic National Convention?
Stephen Douglas and John C. Breckenridge
What action did South Carolina take after the election?
They repealed the state’s ratification and seceded from the Union
Where was the Confederate government formed, and who was chosen to lead it?
Montgomery, Alabama. Jefferson Davis as President and Alexander Stephens as VP
What Constitutional amendment was passed by Congress but not considered by the states?
The amendment guaranteeing slavery where it currently existed
When did Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter?
After Lincoln attempted to resupply it
What move by President Lincoln led to other states seceding from the Union?
His issue to call for 75,000 volunteers to be raised by state militia and his blockade of southern parts
How many states made up the Confederacy? How many Union states still practiced slavery?
11 Confederate states. 4 Union states
Which side of the Civil War was in a better position economically?
The North
The Union Anaconda military strategy included what 3 steps?
- Defend Washington, D.C., and attack Richmond, Virginia
- Blockade the Confederate coast
- Divide the Confederacy by its major rivers
What did the Confederates hope to do in order for them to claim victory of the Civil War?
They hoped to hold the North to a stalemate and obtain a negotiated peace
In what two states did the most battles take place?
Virginia and Tennessee
Who won the first Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas Junction)?
The Confederates
Who led the capture of New Orleans and the lower Mississippi River for the Union?
Admiral David Farragut
What two forts in Tennessee did the Union (led by Ulysses S. Grant) capture?
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
