Civil War Causes & Events

Vocabulary Match the Vocabulary terms with their corresponding definitions State's Rights The belief that individual states have the right to make their own laws and decisions without interference from the federal government. Issue of Slavery A major disagreement where the North wanted to end slavery, while the South wanted to keep it because their economy depended on it. Secession The act of breaking away from or withdrawing from a group Sectionalism Identifying with a particular region more than the whole country Name that Compromise Use the Bank below to correctly fill in the table: Missouri Compromise Federal Government keeps balance between Free and Slave states. Missouri was added as a Slave state while Maine became a Free state. Compromise of 1850 California is added as a Free state and made the Fugitive Slave Act a Federal law. Fugitive Slave Act Citizens in Northern states are required by law to aid in the capture and return of runaway slaves while Southern states are granted permission to send slave hunters into free territories. Kansas-Nebraska Act Based on the idea of Popular Sovereignty. Newly added states will decide the slavery issue democratically. Bleeding Kansas Violent conflicts on the border of Kansas and Nebraska that sought to manipulate the vote on slavery Which of the following events was directly caused by the election of 1860? South Carolina secedes from The United States The Confederates attack Fort Sumter The Emancipation Proclamation is signed into law All of the Above The Election of 1860 resulted in the presidency of? Jefferson Davis Abraham Lincoln Robert E. Lee Ulysses S. Grant Sort the Strengths of each region. Union (4) Advantage in man power Advantage in Manufacturing Ability Advantage in transportation (access to more railroads and navy) Advantage in economy Confederacy (3) Advantage in Military leadership Advantage in fighting defensive war Advantage in fighting in home territory The battle that officially marked the start of the American Civil War was Fort Sumter 2nd Bull Run Antietam Bull Run The battle which led to the most American casualties (deaths) in American history was Vicksburg Gettysburg Antietam Bull Run Label The map Label the Following map using:- Confederate States of America- United States of America (Union)- Border States- First to Secede United States of America (Union) Border States First to Secede Confederate States of America Events Battles of the Civil War Match the battles events of the Civil War with the correct description Battle of Fort Sumter First battle of the Civil War. Confederates attack Union soldiers & get their first win. Battle of Antietam Bloodiest one day battle. Confederates go to the Union and are forced to retreat. Battle of Gettysburg Turning point of the Civil War. Union victory & the last time the Confederates invaded the North. Gettysburg Address Famous speech where Lincoln inspired the North to keep fighting to victory. Battle of Vicksburg The Confederates lose control of the Mississippi. Union splits the Confederacy in half. Appomattox Courthouse Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Grant ending the war. The Union Wins!