Standard 3 - Review of Concepts for Brainscape Flashcards
What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dredd Scott decision?
That slaves were PROPERTY - not citizens (So Dredd Scott couldn’t even sue for his freedom)
What was the intent of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
To allow Kansas & Nebraska to vote to decide if they would be free or slave states
When did the Civil War take place?
1861-1865
When did Reconstruction take place?
1865-1877
What event led to SC’s secession from the Union?
Abraham Lincoln being elected to the presidency
What belief drove John Brown?
That slavery was evil and should be ended by any means necessary
What major advantages did the Union have at the beginning of the Civil War?
More people, a strong navy, more railroad & telegraph cable, etc.
What major advantages did the Confederacy have at the beginning of the Civil War?
Better generals, wiser use of the Railroad (at the beginning), King Cotton, etc.
The Confederacy is another name for the?
South
The Union is another name for?
The North
Why was the Battle of Bull Run significant?
The north thought they would easily win the battle & the war. When they lost, they realized that the war would be much more difficult than they thought.
Sherman’s March to the Sea went from ___________ to ____________
Atlanta to Savannah
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
What were the main purposes of the Emancipation Proclamation?
To encourage Southern states to return to the Union, to keep England from supporting the Confederacy, to keep northern states that still had slaves from joining the South, and to allow AA’s to join the union armies
What battle allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg
