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| captured Richmond, Virginia |
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| was the last major obstacke to complete Union control of the Mississippi River |
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| was nominated by the whings in 1839 for president and was nicknamed "Tippecanoe" |
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| was divided by the issue of slavery |
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| led to the War between the States |
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| encouraged slaves to escape and flee to Canada through their underground railroad |
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| built an educational system on humanistic principles |
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| called for 500,000 volunteers to serve in the army for three years |
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| was surrounded near the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
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| does not approve of slavery |
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| invented the American Electro-Magnetic Telegraph and the Morse code |
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| cut a path sixty miles wide through Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean |
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| negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidaldo |
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| In 1853 the Gadsden Purchase Agreement paid ______ ten million dollars fo tthe right of way to build a railroad across Mexican land. |
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| In 1854 the _________ Party was formed by devoted abolotionists who believed that both both Whings and Democrats had betrayed them with the Kansas-Nebraska Act. |
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| After the battle at For Sumter, the states of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina joined __________ in secedingfrom the Union. |
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| Two causes for the War between the States were slavery extension of slavery into ________ states. |
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| Devotion to a certain _________ of the country and religious divisions were still two more factors that led to the War Between States. |
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| Still another factor that led to the War Between the States was the _________. |
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| The losses at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson wete costly for the Confederate armies because they gave the ______ ventual control of the upper Mississippi River. |
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| The ___________________ stated that on January 1, 1863, all slaves held in any Confederate state would be "then, thenceforward and forever free." |
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| Emancipation proclamation |
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| An educational system which sought to put public schools under the control of government was begun by ______ ________. |
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| Mr. Mann's action put _________ on a path that had led to the government-controlled educational system of today. |
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| The present-day international border between _______ and New Brunswick, Cananda, was established by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842. |
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| In June 1846 the forty-ninth parallel became the northern boundary between the U.S.and _______. |
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| The present-day states of New Mexico, Arizona, Neveda, Utah, and California were purchased in the ________. |
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| The North's greatest weakness was a lack of capable ______ leaders. |
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| List two advantages the south had in the War Between States. |
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a)The South had and abundance of capable military leaders.
b)Most of the war's battles were fought in the south. |
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| Relying on trade with other countries for ______________________ was a weakness the south had |
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| weapons,ammunition, and clothing |
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| What's was the North's threefold strategy to win the war? |
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1)blockade the Confederate coastline
2)gain control of the Mississippi River
3)seize the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia |
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| The south's strategy was to prevent the North's troops from crossing the border into its territory and elimate the need to _____________ with the union. |
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| The Second Battle at _______________ was won by the Confederates. |
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| Bull Run/Manassas Junction |
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| General ___________ decided to retreat when the Union army did not counterattack after the battle at Antietam. |
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| The ____________ faced the major obstacles of a shortage of ammunition, transportation, and medical supplies during the first two years of the war. |
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| Gettysburg was a major turning point of the war in the ____________. |
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| As a result of the War Between the States, the Union has been ___________ and the slaves have been freed |
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| Hostile attitudes by both sides had to be laid aside if the _____________ were to exist in harmony once again. |
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