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Antebellum and Civil War Study Guide

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Main argument in defense of slaveryConstitution provided for state's rights
Purpose of Sherman's March to the Seadestroy the South's ability to fight
Law that allowed for popular sovereignty in the territoriesKansas-Nebraska Act
Abolitionists that wanted the immediate emancipation of slave sin the U.S.William Lloyd Garrison
Abolitionists' reason to oppose annexation of western territoriesfeared extension of slavery
Angelina and Sarah Grimke were South Carolinian ______.abolitionists
Southerns worried he would be elected in 1860Abraham Lincoln
Most Antebellum southern white men werenon-slave holding small farmers
Missouri Compromiseprohibited slavery inmost of the Louisianna Territory except Missouri
The morale of southerners towards the end of the warMorale was low because of the many losses of the Confederate Army
This affected most southernersthe Union blockade
Capturing Port Royal was part of what larger Union goal?blockading Charleston Harbour
Ft Sumterlocation of the first shots in the Civil War
When did SC secede from the Union?1860
The Union's plan to defeat the ConfederacyThe Anaconda Plan
What happened to Confedearte forces during Sherman's March to the Se?They were being overpowered and reduced in manpower
Fundraising, sewing, nursing, working in textile millsWomen's roles in the Civil War
Kansas-Nebraska Act termsrepealed Mo Compromise; transcontinental RR; new states, popular sovereignty
WHay was Gen Sherman so harsh in South CarolinaBecause South Carolina was the 1st to secede
The significance of the Dred Scott caseSupreme Court rules slaves were not citizens and that federal government couldn't outlaw slavery
The biggest opponent of the Tariff of 1828John Calhoun
Theories advocated by John CalhounNullification and States' Rights
Examples of Antebellum sectionalismstates had separate economies, cultures, and political interests
Total WarMilitary plan to target civilians, industry, and opposing army
Denmark Vesey Plotresulted in more and stronger slave codes
Antebellumthe period between the War of 1812 and the Civil War
Compromise of 1850California admitted as a free state, end of slave trade in Wash, DC and Fugitive Slave Law
Eli WhitneyInventor of the cotton gin
John Brownabolitionist that raided the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry
Secessionwithdrawl from the United States by southern states

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