The Civil War
A war between people in the same country. The American Civil War was between the people in the northern states and the people of the southern states
Civil War
the state that Lincoln moved to with his family when he was a boy.
Indiana
the part of government where people make the laws
Legislature
Our first president
George Washington
a woman who husband has died
widow
Lincoln's order that ended slavery in most of our country.
Emancipation Proclamation
the state Lincoln was born in
Kentucky
a representative is a person who is voted for to act for the people. The House of_____is part of the legislature
House of Representatives
the man who shot and killed Lincoln
Joh Wilkes Booth
feeling very bad
miserable
the southern states that broke away from the United States to form their own country during the Civil War
Confederate States
the State Lincoln's family moved to when he was 21
Illinois
the other part of the legislature where laws are made
Senate
the old word for black people. We don't use this word much anymore. ______in Spanish means black.
Negro
a person who helps people with the law
lawyer
Lincolm's famous speech in Peensylvania during the war
Gettysburg Address
the southern city at the end of the Missississippi River. Lincoln saw African-Americans being sold as slaves in
New Orleans
Voted for. Lincoln was presiden_____ in 1860
vote
the man who ran against Lincoln for the senate and defeated him
Stephen Douglas
concerning all people
public
a fort in South Carolina where the Civil War started
Fort Sumter
the capital city in Illinois
Springfield
a discussion or argument between two people or sides
debate
He freed the slaves through his Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln
a person or force that saves other people or countries from harm
Savior