Complex compromise devised by Senator Henry Clay admitting California as a free state, included a stronger fugitive slave slaw, and delayed the determination of slave state for the New Mexico and Utah territories.

Proposal to prohibit slavery in land acquired from the Mexican Cession. It passed the House of Representatives but was defeated in the Senate.

Law sponsored by Illinois senator Stephen A. Douglas allowing popular sovereignty in the territories, effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and leading to violence in the Kansas.

People who opposed the spread of slavery to the West, but more for economic reasons than moral ones

An outbreak of violence in the Great Plains was known as

Republican Party formed on the major premise of stopping the spread of slavery (direct result of popular sovereignty in new territories)

The series of trails and safehouses that slaves used to escape

This Supreme Court case saw a freed slave fight for his freedom. The Court said: a) that slaves were not citizens, b) the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Slave owners could take their slaves anywhere!

________ was elected President in 1860. This caused 7 states in the South to leave the United States

Who was president of the Confederate States during the war?

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North?

The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort on April 12, 1861

The "Upper South" (VA, TN, NC, AR) joined the Confederacy ______ the Battle of Ft. Sumter.

This was the main reason for the civil war

Which of the following was NOT part of the Union's plan?

This battle was the turning point in the civil war

This battle was a major turning point in the war and gave the Union full control of the Mississippi River

The _________ freed slaves in rebel territory. It helped add men to the Union army and keep the British from helping the South. Lincoln announced it after the Battle of Antietam.

_________ marched through Georgia and the Carolinas and destroyed plantations, farms, towns, and railroads

_________ was the (eventual) Commander-in-Chief of the North

_________ was the most important general of the South

Lee surrendered at _______

Lincoln was shot by _________

Slavery is outlawed in the US by this amendment:

Which is the best description of Reconstruction?

What years were the Reconstruction Era?

President Johnson led Reconstruction at first. He was ______ to the South and white governments formed that were not that different from before the war.

Southern governments began to put legal restrictions on African Americans. These were called:

Black Codes were put into place for what purpose?

Sharecropping and Tenant Farming is:

Unhappy with how President Johnson was leading Reconstruction, Republicans in Congress took the lead in 1867. These Republicans are called _______. They passed many laws to help African Americans.

What Amendment grants citizenship to all person born on American soil except for Native Americans.

The 15th Amendment states that a person cannot be denied the right to vote based on ____________________.

___________________ wanted African Americans to have full citizenship.

Constitutional amendments 13-15 were designed to...

Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?

How did the Radical Republicans in Congress control the South?

Why did sharecroppers remain in a state of debt peonage?

What group was created in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, for the purpose of preventing both the programs of Reconstruction and laws promoting racial equality?

Southerners who cooperated with the North were called:

As white southerners regained control of state governments, they began to

Reconstruction came to end when