2. In 1860, what was the Republican Party’s position on slavery?

3. In 1860, the Republican Party was against slavery.

4. Where was the capitol of the Confederacy located?

5. The capitol of the Confederacy was located in Montgomery, AL.

6. In the U. S. Civil War, what were the two sides called?

7. During the U. S. Civil War the two sides were called the Confederacy and the Union

8. Who surrendered at Appomattox Court House in 1865?

9. In 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee, surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The Confederacy was considered defeated.

10. How are Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Stonewall Jackson, and William Tecumseh Sherman related?

11. Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Stonewall Jackson, and William Tecumseh Sherman were all generals during the Civil War. Lee and Jackson served the Confederacy. Grant and Sherman served the Union.

12. Who was the president of the Confederate States?

13. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy.

14. What is the significance of the Antietam, Bull Run, Fredricksburg, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Appomattox Court House?

15. Antietam, Bull Run, Fredricksburg, and Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Appomattox Court House are the names of places where Civil War battles were fought.

16. Who was the president of the Union during the Civil War?

17. During the Civil War, the president of the Union was Abraham Lincoln.

18. In 1865, who was in charge of the Union Army?

19. In 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant, was in charge of the Union Army.

20. What is the name of the document that freed slaves in all states that were rebelling against the Union. Who issued this document?

21. The Emancipation Proclamation said that all slaves in states that were rebelling against the U. S. were freed. Abraham Lincoln issued this proclamation on September 22, 1862.

22. According to Lincoln’s plan for reconstruction, what did the people who fought for the Confederacy have to do to receive all rights of property except slaves?

23. According to Abraham Lincoln (1863), rebels could receive full pardon and restoration of all property rights except slaves by taking and subscribing to an oath.

24. What was John Brown’s raid?

25. John Brown was a violent antislavery advocate. He led a party of 19 men (14 whites and 5 blacks) who captured a bridge, an armory and arsenal, and a rifle factory at Harper’s Ferry. While he waited at the armory, he sent men to seize the important people of the town and incite the slaves to revolt. In the process four local people were killed and eight wounded. Twelve of the John Brown’s people were killed, two escaped, and five including Brown himself were captured and tried

26. What were the Confederate States of America?

27. The Confederate States of America was the name adopted by the 11 southern states that seceded from the Union during the U. S. Civil War.

28. When did the Union create black military units?

29. The Union created black military units in May 1863. The Bureau of Colored Troops was set up to manage black soldiers. At the end of the Civil War, roughly 179,000 black men (10% of the Union Army) served in the Union Army and another 19,000 served in the Navy.

30. What did the Morrill-Land Grant Act do?

31. The Morrill-Land Grant Act established the Land Grant university system. On July 2, 1860, each state was given 30,000 acres of land for each Senator and Representative under apportionment based on the 1860 census. Proceeds of the land were to be used to pay for and support colleges of agriculture and mechanical arts in each of the states. Alabama A & M University, Normal, Alabama is a land grant college.

32. What does secession mean?

33. Secession is the process of breaking away from a group. The Southern states seceded from the Union in 1861.

34. Name the first state to secede from the Union.

35. The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, December 1860.

36. What were the provisions of the Homestead Act of 1862?

37. The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed the head of a household at least 21 years old to file for a quarter-section (160 acres) of free land. At the end of 5 years, the land was yours IF you had built a house, dug a well, plowed 10 acres, fenced a specified amount and actually lived there. Under this act 270 million acres were claimed and settled by private citizens. The Homestead Act remained in effect until it was repealed in 1976, with provisions for homesteading in Alaska until 1986.

38. What is the writ of Habeas Corpus?

39. A Writ of Habeas Corpus is a legal document that requires that a detained person be brought before the court to decide the legality of the detention or imprisonment. It means that a U. S. citizen can not be held in prison without a trial.

40. Who suspended the Writ of Habeas Corpus?

41. On April 27, 1861, Abraham Lincoln suspended the Writ of Habeas Corpus because of an event in Baltimore, Maryland. To suspend means to stop using the law or providing the rights stated in the law.