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| What were some of the features of the Compromise of 1850? | California added as a free state, popular sovereignty in Utah and N. Mexico, Fugitive Slave Act |
| What method was used to settle the slavery issue in the Kansas-Nebraska Act? | popular sovereignty |
| What was the network of abolitionists who helped slaves escape to freedom called? | Underground Railroad |
| Who is best known for their involvement with the Underground Railroad? | Harriet Tubman |
| Which novel increased sectional division in America on the issue of slavery? | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| What was the primary issue in the Republican party platform? | no slavery in new states/territories |
| Which court case supported the extension of slavery into new territories? | Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) |
| What issue were the Lincoln-Douglas Senatorial debates about? | slavery in the territories |
| What position is associated with Stephen Douglas's "Freeport Doctrine"? | popular sovereignty |
| Which historical event is an example of John Brown's radical abolitionism? | Harper's Ferry |
| Which historical event resulted in the formation of the Confederacy? | 1860 presidential election of Abraham Lincoln |
| What does "secession" mean? | to separate from the Union |
| Who was the president of the Confederacy? | Jefferson Davis |
| What did the southern states that seceded from the Union call themselves? | The Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) or Confederacy |
| What were the primary features of the "Anaconda Plan"? | naval blockade, control the Mississippi River, capture Richmond |
| What was Abraham Lincoln's primary goal in the Civil War? | preserve the union |
| Who became the most important commander of Confederate forces during the Civil War? | Robert E. Lee |
| Which general is most responsible for winning the Civil War? | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Which order issued by Abraham Lincoln made the abolition of slavery a new war-time goal for the Union? | The Emancipation Proclamation |
| Which battle was key turning point in the Civil War, resulting in a defeat of Lee's army? | Gettysburg |
| Which battle gave the Union control over the Mississippi River? | Vicksburg |
| What were the Northern anti-war Democrats called during the Civil War? | copperheads |
| How did Lincoln deal with anti-war protests during the Civil War? | jailing protestors and suspending the writ of habeus corpus |
| What did the Union and the Confederacy use to draft soldiers into service? | conscription |
| Which military campaign tried to destroy the South's resources and support for the war? | Sherman's March to the Sea |
| Where did Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant? | Appomattox |
| Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln? | John Wilkes Booth |
| After the Civil War, what was the re-unification of Southern states into the Union called? | Reconstruction |
| Which Reconstruction plan was the most lenient? | Lincoln's 10% Plan |
| What were the congressmen who wanted to reform Southern society and extend equal rights to African-Americans called? | Radical Republicans |
| What laws did Southern states enact to try and re-establish their control over former slaves? | black codes |
| Which federal agency was established to provide education and other social services to former slaves? | The Freedmen's Bureau |
| What officially freed the slaves? | The Thirteenth Amendment |
| What did the Republicans in Congress enact to grant equal rights and citizenship to the freedmen? | The Civil Rights Act of 1866 |
| Which legislation set conditions for readmission of Southern states and provided federal troops to enforce law and order? | Military Reconstruction Acts of 1867 |
| Which amendment guaranteed black male suffrage? | The Fifteenth Amendment |
| Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached? | violating the Tenure of Office Act |
| Which group was formed by ex-Confederates during Reconstruction to terrorize blacks and other Republicans? | Ku Klux Klan |
| Which labor system developed in Southern agriculture during Reconstruction? | share-cropping |
| During Reconstruction, the Republican party in the South was made up of which three groups of people? | scalawags, carpetbaggers, and African-Americans |
| What ended Reconstruction? | The Compromise of 1877 |
| Which Amendment was passed to provide lasting citizenship rights and "equal protection under the law" to African-Americans? | The Fourteenth Amendment |
| Which political figure tried to block the Reconstruction plans proposed by Congress? | President Andrew Johnson |
| Which president was elected as a result of the Compromise of 1877? | Rutherford B. Hayes (Rep.) |
| Which political party became the most powerful in the South after Reconstruction ended? | Democratic |
| After Reconstruction ended, what measures were used in Southern states to discriminate against African-Americans? | poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses |
| Where did the Civil War begin? | Fort Sumter (1861) |
| What was the first major battle of the Civil War? | First Bull Run (Manassas-1861) |
| What was the primary issue that resulted in secession? | slavery |
| What issue was the primary cause of the Civil War? | states' rights |
| What abolitionist town in Kansas was raided by proslavery men? | Lawrence |
| Who lead the Pottawatomie massacre in 1856? | John Brown |
| Who was the 1860 candidate for the Southern Democrats? | John Breckinridge |
| Where did General Lee surrendered to Grant? | Appomattox |
| What senator was caned in the Senate chambers over his speech "The Rape of Kansas"? | Charles Sumner |
| How did the Compromise of 1877 end Reconstruction? | Republican Hayes would be President and removal of troops from the South |
| What scandal involved building the transcontinential railroad | the Credit Mobilier |
| What was the political name for Southern States returning to the Democratic Party after Reconstruction ended? | the Solid South |
| What President's administration was identified with graft and corruption like the whiskey ring? | US Grant (1868-1876) |
| How did Stephen Douglas answer Lincoln's question on the Scott decison in the debates? | the Freeport doctrine |
| Which disputed Kansas state constitution was accepted by the US Congress? | the Lecompton Constitution |
| What Southern plan proposed the taking of Cuba for slavery? | Ostend Manifesto |
| What Congressional compromise was proposed to solve the secession issue in 1861? | the Crittenden Compromise |
| What was the title of Hinton Helper's book>thesis: slavery was economically disadvantage for southern poor whites? | The Impending Crisis |
| What battle was Lee's 1st offensive into the North which he lost? Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after this battle. | Antietam |
| Who was the 1860 candidate for the Constitutional Union Party? | John Bell |
| What constitutional right was upheld in the Dred Scott decision concerning slaveowning? | 5th amendment right to due process in protecting slaveowning |
| Who was the Dem. candidate for President in 1864 against Repub. Lincoln? | McClellan |
| What were the parts to the Reconstruction Act of 1867? | South divided into 5 military districts, new state constits, black suffrage, and ratify the 14th amendment |
| What was the most famous political scandal involving the railroads? | the Credit Mobilier scandal |
| Who was the revisionist historian who maintained Radical Reconstruction of the South brought progress? | Kenneth Stampp |
| What British ship seized Confederate diplomats bound for Europe to ask for help? | The Trent |
| What Confederate raider ship was built by Britain and caused US-British diplomatic tensions after the war? | CSA Alabama |
