Quiz 2-1
Study Guide
1 / company / a group of 50 to 100 soldiers, led by a captain2 / abolitionist / an individual against slavery
3 / ratify / approve
4 / states’ rights / belief that if a right is not specifically given or denied by the Constitution then a state can decide that law for their state
5 / sectionalism / belief that the interest of one section is more important that the interest of the entire group
6 / blockade / blocking the ports to prohibit ships from entering or exiting Savannah
7 / Confederacy / Confederate States of America
8 / cash crop / crop that is sold for money not sold to be eaten
9 / Lost Cause / cultural movement against the North in an effort to accept the loss of the war by Southerners
10 / agriculture / farming
11 / emancipation / freedom from slavery
12 / hardtack / hard cookie given to soldiers as food
13 / Confederate / individual loyal to the Confederate States of America, a Rebel
14 / territory / land within the continental United States that has not been formally accepted as a state
15 / brigade / large group of soldiers
16 / artillery / large weapons; cannons
17 / industry / manufacturing goods from raw materials (raw cotton to textiles)
18 / Union / name for the United States of America
19 / Yankee / nickname for a Northerner, someone loyal to the United States
20 / Rebel / nickname for a Southerner, someone that was loyal to the CSA
21 / Democratic Party / opposed a strong federal government, agreed with the idea of states’ rights, agreed to allow slavery and the spread of slavery to the territories
22 / conscript / person drafted (forced by law to join the military service) into the army
23 / parole / pledge by Confederate soldiers to not bear arms against the USA
24 / Republican Party / political party created in 1850 to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories
25 / North / section of the United States that remained loyal to the federal government and did not support slavery.
26 / campaign / series of military operations
27 / cavalry / soldiers on horseback
28 / volunteer / someone who does something because they want to do so, not forced
29 / slavery / state of one person owning another person and being forced into labor without compensation
30 / South / states below the Mason-Dixon line that felt slavery was essential to their economy and should not be abolished
31 / border states / states that bordered the Confederate States of America but did not join the Confederacy
32 / antebellum / time period before the Civil War, also known as the Plantation Era
33 / Popular sovereignty / vote on the issue of slave to allow people to decide the issue
34 / arsenal / weapons storage place
35 / secession / withdrawal from the United States of America
36. / casualty / wounded, killed, or missing
Things to know:
Economy of the North –was based on industry, taking raw cotton and turning it into textiles
Economy of the South –was based on agriculture, cotton was the main cash crop
Compromises to keep the peace:
· Missouri Compromise-signed into law in 1820, first real attempt to find a solution to the issue of slavery,
Maine was allowed to enter as a free state and Missouri entered as a slave state.
· Compromise of 1850- after thirty years a second attempt to find a solution was the issue of slavery,
California entered as a free state, Fugitive Slave Law was made stronger, this made
abolitionist angry.
· Kansas-Nebraska Act-last major compromise to find a solution to the issue of slavery, allowed popular
sovereignty to the Kansas and Nebraska territories, settlers supporting and
opposing slavery rushed into the area, fighting over the issue erupted and is known
as “Bleeding Kansas”
Who was Jefferson Davis? He was appointed as President of the Confederate States of America
Who was Abraham Lincoln? President of the United States, elected in 1860, his election prompted the secession of South Carolina and the beginning of the Civil War.
Which political party formed to stop the spread of slavery was supported by the North? Republican Party
Which political party that supported the idea of states’ rights was supported by the South? Democratic Party
Southerners viewed slavery as essential while persons in the North felt slavery was immoral,
Who was William T. Sherman and what was his strategy behind the March to the Sea?
William T. Sherman was a Union general that headed the Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea, he felt to end the war the South must be brought to her knees by brining “total war” to the Southerners. Also, implemented the strategy of scorched earth from Atlanta to Savannah, 60 miles wide and 250 miles long.
Who was John Brown? John Brown was an abolitionist that led a revolt in Kansas during Bleeding Kansas and let an attack on the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry that resulted in him being hanged along with one of his sons.
Where did the Civil War begin? Fort Sumter, South Carolina
What was the Gettysburg Address? Speech given by Lincoln at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg,
Penn.
Why did the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe have such a great impact of the reader? Gave the story of slavery from the view point of a slave and made people aware of the horrors of slavery.