Civil War Vocabulary
Across
- 4. Nebraska act: 1) an example popular sovereignty 2) The states could choose if they wanted to be slave states or free states
- 5. of 1860: 1) The final event that led to the Civil War 2) Abraham Lincoln, John Breckenridge, John Bell, and Stephen Douglas ran for president
- 6. 1) grew because of the cotton gin 2) abolitionist tried to end this
- 8. Atlanta campaign: 1) aka Sherman's march though Georgia 2) led two seep rate military campaigns in the state of Georgia
- 9. Stephens: 1) was governor of Georgia 2) unionist who resisted slavery till the very end
- 10. compromise: 1) the north and south allowed a state to be admitted to the union as a slave state then they added a free state 2) created the 36 30' parallel
- 11. 1) The "turning point" of the Civil War 2) The South retreated back to Virginia
- 14. 1) brought nothing but their labor 2) had to buy tools from the landowner
- 15. farmer: 1) owned their own tools 2) owned their own animals
- 16. amendment: 1) made African Americans citizens of the United States 2) required that African Americans are given the same rights as all U.S. Citizens
- 18. compromise of 1850: 1) California was admitted as a free state 2) the fugitive slave act was created
- 19. platform: 1) Led by Alexander Stephens 2) prevented a civil war for 11 years
- 20. Scott case: 1) A slave was suing his owner 2) the slave lost and was returned to his owner
- 21. codes: 1) laws that said blacks could not vote, testify against whites in court, and serve as jurors 2) they created the 14th amendment because of these
Down
- 1. runners: 1) private citizens who took the risk of invading the Union blockade for the chance at huge profits 2) we're suppose to make it to Europe and back
- 2. plan: 1) aka the union blockade 2) prevented the south from shipping cotton to England
- 3. slave act: 1) the return of runaway slaves 2) was included in the the compromise of 1850
- 4. Klux Klan: 1) began 1867 in Tennessee 2) intimidated freed blacks and white republicans
- 6. march to the sea: 1) began November 15, 1864 and ended December 21, 1864 2) an attempt to capture savannah
- 7. 1) a Prisoner of war camp 2) located in Macon county
- 12. amendment: 1) officially ended slavery 2) due to the passage of this, Georgia was readmitted to the union
- 13. address; 1) a famous speech president Abraham Lincoln gave 2) after the "turning point" of the war battle
- 14. rights: 1) one of the major conflicts of the civil war 2) the amount of power the local and federal governments had to make decision
- 17. McNeal Turner: 1) most prominent black legislator 2) elected to the constitutional convention of 1867 and the Georgia House of Representatives