military leader from Virginia who left the Union army to command the Confederate army

Union military plan for defeating the South by blockading seaports and controlling the Mississippi River to suffocate the South from supplies and food.

4 states that bordered southern states and allowed slavery, but did not join the Confederacy

Successful Union General who eventually became the leader of the Union army

tragic 1862 Tennessee batle in which 25k soldiers were killed or wounded

The North had many resource advantages over the South except for which of the following?

Speaking of strengths during the Civil War, who had the better navy?

Speaking of strengths during the Civil War, who had the advantage of fighting a defensive war on familiar ground?

The sought political recognition from France and Britain to maintain cotton trade

Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the war was to _______.

The border states (Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri) sided with

1862 Civil War battle in which 23k troops were killed in one day. This was the single bloodiest battle of the war.

1862 law that allowed African American soldiers to serve in the Union military

All black regiment known for its bravery. Also represented in the movie "Glory." They were recognized for their outstanding action in the battle of Fort Wagner in South Carolina.

As war progressed, abolitionist ____________ urged Lincoln to abolish slavery and allow African Americans to fight for the Union.

After the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, Lincoln announced the __________________. It made the abolition of slavery one of the specific goals of the Union.

Which of these prejudices did African American troops face during the Civil War?

a law that made western land available at low cost to those who would farm the land.

President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War

military tactic in which an enemy is surrounded and all supplies are cut off in an attempt to force surrender

Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River that surrendered to Union forces in 1863 after a siege

Battle in 1863 in which confederate troops were prevented from invading North; resulted in 50k casualties

speech by President Abraham Lincoln in which he dedicated a national cemetery at Gettysburg and reaffirmed the ideas for which the Union was fighting

Union general, practiced total war as he marched through and conquered Georgia

1865 constitutional amendment that abolished slavery

Robert E. Lee formally surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in the town of ____________ on April 9, 1865.

Federal fort in Charleston, South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired

Political party founded in 1854 that opposed slavery

Author of the best-selling novel that condemned slavery, Uncle Tom's Cabin

secret network of people who helped slaves escape from the south.

The society of the SOUTH was

Belief that God wanted the United States to own all of North America

Proposed law that would have banned slavery in the territory obtained from Mexico

Became the leading cause of the Civil War

Historic period in which production shifted from manual labor to the use of machines, changing how people lived and worked

The introduction of ________ provided the MOST DRAMATIV TRANSPORTATION GROWTH.

How did the Cotton Gin, invented by Eli Whitney, impact the institution of slavery in the U.S. ?

As Northern Population grew, the South lost _____

Policy warning European monarchies not to interfere with Latin American republics in return for U.S. noninterference

1820 Compromise balancing the admission of Missouri as a slave state with the admission of Maine as a free state.

Which of these was the biggest problem facing President Washington's cabinet?

Secretary of State in Washington's cabinet was

Secretary of Treasury in Washington's cabinet was

Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton suggested a controversial plan that was _______.

Virginia patriot and author of the Declaration of Independence

Enlightenment idea embodied by the Declaration of Independence that all men have the rights which governments cannot take away

A person who favored ratification of the new U.S. Constitution

A person who opposed the ratification of the new Constitution and favored the Articles of Confederation.

Which of the following was the greatest weakness of the Articles of Confederation (The Nation's First Constitution)?

Policy in which England allowed its American colonies to self rule.

Colonial region with cold winters, short growing season, and rugged landscape. The geography lent itself to fishing, lumber harvesting, and small-scale farming. There were few African Americans. There were more families and the population grew rapidly.

Temperate climate, longer growing season, landscape of fields an valleys. Known as the breadbasket of the colonies. Region with the most diversity in population as well as religion.

Exported the labor-intensive cash crops of tobacco, rice, and indigo. Large slave population. There was little economic equality and communities could not sustain local schools and churches.

1765 Act by Parliament that placed a tax on all printed paper materials

1774 meeting of colonial delegates to protest the intolerable acts

Once the French & Indian war ended, the king's advisors decided some British troops should remain in North America to defend colonists from further attacks by Native Americans. _____________ required colonial governments to provide and pay for the feeding and sheltering of any British troops stationed in their colony.

Before writing the declaration of Independence and declaring war on Great Britain, the colonist tried one last attempt at peace which was a letter written reaffirming allegiance to the King but not Parliament. This was called the ______.

The main factor that led to economic differences between the 3 colonial regions.

The idea of _______ became strong in the British Colonies of North America as opposed to the Spanish and French Colonies.