5th Six Weeks Test Review Answers

Chapters 15-185th Six Weeks Test Review AnswersCHAPTER 15Frederick DouglassAn escaped slave who later purchased his own freedom

Abolitionist, spoke out against slavery.

Edited the North Star - an abolitionist newspaper

Wrote an auto-biography that was very important in teaching people about how bad slavery was!

TariffsNorth vs. SouthNorthWanted Tariffs

SouthOpposed tariffs because most of their cotton was sold to international buyers who gave them credit for goods instead of money. They had to use that credit for internationally made goods which made their cotton worth less.

Uncle Toms CabinHarriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Toms Cabin (1852) to portray slavery as brutal and immoral.

The novel follows the life of a old slave named Uncle Tom. Stowe showed the evils of slavery throughout his life.

Uncle Toms Cabin heightened the conflict between North and South

President Lincoln is quoted as having declared, "So this is the little lady who made this big war Dred Scott v. SanfordDred Scott sued for his freedom.

Abolitionists believed this case could end slavery.

Supreme Court ruled African-Americans were not citizens and had NO RIGHTS.

Congress had no right to ban slavery in any territory. Slavery was Lawful and Legal

Slaves were property, thus protected by the 5th Amendment in the Constitution.

Compromise of 1850NorthCalifornia would be admitted as a free state.The slave trade would be abolished in Washington D.C.SouthThe New Mexico and Utah Territories would be able to decide the issue of slavery by a majority vote. The citizen's would decide whether or not to allow slavery. (popular sovereignty)

Election of 1860President Lincoln is elected.South secedes, starting with South Carolina.Place the following events on a TimelinePassage of the 13th AmendmentEmancipation ProclamationElection of Abraham LincolnMissouri CompromiseDred Scott DecisionMissouri CompromiseDred Scott DecisionElection of Abraham LincolnEmancipationProclamationPassage of the 13th AmendmentCHAPTERS 16 & 17Ulysses S. GrantSupreme Military Commander of the Union ArmyUnited States General during the Civil WarAccepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Courthouse in April 1865.

Robert E. LeeSupreme Military Commander of the ConfederacyLee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in April 1865.

Jefferson DavisFrom MississippiBecame President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.

Abraham LincolnFrom Illinois and was a member of the Republican PartyPresident of the United States during the Civil War Issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 freeing all slaves in areas then in rebellion.

Advantages of the NorthA very strong navy and almost all the shipyards were in the North.More factoriesLarger populationBooming EconomyRailroads!!!! Better organized and much more mileage of track.Leadership of President Lincoln

Advantages of the SouthKnew the land (home-field advantage)Were trying to preserve their way of life (had the HEART this war meant everything to them)Much better military commandersWas able to fight a defensive war, requiring the Union to stretch their resources to the limit in order to reach the Rebels.They werent trying to concur the North, they just wanted to be independent.

Battle of VicksburgUnion forces completed the capture and control of the Mississippi River and cut the Confederate States in half.Appomattox CourthouseSurrender of Lee (Confederacy) to Grant (Union), ended the Civil WarFt. SumterApril 12, 1861First shots fired of the Civil WarLincolns Second Inaugural AddressFight for restoration of peace and the Union. Malice towards none, with charity towards all.CHAPTER 1813th AmendmentFreed the slaves by outlawing the peculiar institution of slavery in the United States.14th AmendmentGave all people born in the United States citizenship regardless of raceThis amendment did NOT give citizenship to Native Americans.

15th AmendmentSaid suffrage (the right to vote) could not be denied based on race.It did not protect African Americans from being denied the right to vote for other reasonsStates would begin adding poll taxes and literacy tests to the requirements to vote so that African Americans would hopefully not be able to participate.

ScalawagNickname for Southern whites who supported Reconstruction.Hiram Rhodes RevelsFrom MississippiOne of two African Americans to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Radical RepublicansWanted the federal government to play an active role in reconstruction.Wanted to destroy the Souths old ruling class and turn the South into a region of small farms, free schools, respect for labor, and political equality for all.