Table Of contents
Chapter 1: Causes of the Civil War
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Popular Sovereignty
Dred Scott case
John Brown
Chapter 2: Important People
Abraham Lincon
Ulysses Grant
Robert E. Lee
"Stonewall" Jackson
William T. Sherman
Jefferson Davis
Andrew Johnson
Radical Republicans
Chapter 3: Important Battles
Fort Sumter
Antietam
Vicksberg
Gettysberg
Atlanta
Chapter 4: Political Events
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Lincoln's second inaugural address
Gettysberg Address
Suspend habeas corpus
Emancipation Proclamation
Amendments
Impeachment
Chapter 5: Statistics and Advantages/Disadvantages
Northern Advantages
Southern Advantages
Chapter 6:Results of the Civil War
Radical Republicans vs Presidential Construction
Founding actions of KKK
Black Codes
"Jim Crowe" Laws
Morehouse College
Freedman's Bureau
Definitions
Causes of the Civil War:
Kansas-Nebraska Act- Said that Kansas and Nebraska are union states which means slavery was banned in the states
Popular Sovereignty- the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and kept by the consent of its people
Dred Scott Case- A slave that successfully sued for his freedom
John Brown- Led a group of abolitionist and tried to get slaves to join the raids
Important People
Abraham Lincoln- The 16th President of The United States
Ulysses S. Grant- The 18th President of The United States
Robert E. Lee- An American general known for commanding the Confederate Army in the Civil War
"Stonewall" Jackson- Jackson was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and the best-known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman- He served under General Ulysses S. Grant during the battles of Forts Henry and Donelson the Battle of Shiloh
Jefferson Davis- Was the 17th President of the Confederate States during the Civil War
Andrew Johnson- The 17th President after Lincoln was assassinated
Radical Republicans- American politicians within the Republican Party of the United States from around 1854 until the end of Reconstruction in 1877
Important Battles
Fort Sumter- Fort Sumter is a sea fort in Charleston South Carolina remembered for two battles of the American Civil War.
Antietam- Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg was fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland
Vicksberg- The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War
Gettysberg- The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1863 in and around the town of Gettysburg Pennsylvania
Atlanta- The Battle of Atlanta was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22 1864
Political Events
Kansas Nebraska Act- The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed and it allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders
Lincoln's second inaugural address- Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address on March 4 -1865 during his second inauguration as President of the United States At a time when victory over the secessionists in the American Civil War was within days and slavery was near an end Lincoln did not speak of happiness but of sadness
Gettysburg Address- during the American Civil War on the afternoon of Thursday November 19 -1863 at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg Pennsylvania four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg
Suspend habeas corpus- Abraham Lincoln signed the bill into law on March 3 - 1863 and suspended habeas corpus under the authority it granted him six months later. The suspension was partially lifted with the issuance of Proclamation 148 by Andrew Johnson and the Act became inoperative with the end of the Civil War The exceptions to his Proclamation 148 were the States of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas
Emancipation Proclamation- The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1 - 1863.
Amendments- a change or addition to a legal or statutory document
Impeachment- The action of calling into question the integrity or validity of something, a charge of treason or another crime against the state
Statistics and Advantages/Disadvantages
Northern Advantages- The North had the numbers The North also had greater industrial capacity In war this meant more and better weapons like cannons
Southern Advantages- The South planned to fight a defensive war The Confederates wanted to bring the enemy into southern territory that is unfamiliar to them and exhaust them. The Southerners were also counting on help from Europe Both the North and South had advantages and disadvantages for winning the Civil War
Results of the Civil War
Radical Republicans vs Presidential Construction- Because the Radical Republicans in Congress did not like this they overrode President Johnson's wishes and implemented a harsher variety of Reconstruction After Lincoln died President Andrew Johnson implemented a very similar plan However the Radical Republicans were not satisfied
Founding actions of KKK- The KKK became a vehicle for white southern resistance to the Republican Party’s Reconstruction-era policies aimed at establishing political and economic equality for blacks. Its members waged an underground campaign of intimidation and violence directed at white and black Republican leaders
Black Codes- Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866 after the Civil War These laws had the intent and the effect of restricting African rights in america
"Jim Crowe" Laws- Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States Enacted after the Reconstruction period these laws continued in force until 1965.
Morehouse College- Morehouse College is a private all-male liberal arts historically African American college located in Atlanta Georgia
Freedman's Bureau- The Bureau of Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau was a U.S. federal government agency established in 1865 to aid freed slaves
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