leaders
This president led the Union during the Civil War
abraham lincoln
The first major battle of the Civil War.
First Battle of Bull Run?
The main issue dividing North and South.
What is slavery
This declared freedom for enslaved people in Confederate states.
Emancipation Proclamation
The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the nation
Reconstruction
This Confederate president led the South.
jefferson davis
The bloodiest single-day battle.
Battle of Antietam?
The belief that states had the right to govern themselves.
What are states’ rights?
This amendment officially ended slavery.
13th Amendment
This amendment granted citizenship to formerly enslaved people
14th Amendment
This Union general later became president after winning key battles.
Ulysses S. Grant?
This turning point battle took place in Pennsylvania.
Battle of Gettysburg?
This election in 1860 triggered Southern secession.
Abraham Lincoln
This speech redefined the purpose of the war.
Gettysburg Address
This amendment gave Black men the right to vote.
15th Amendment
This Confederate general led the Army of Northern Virginia
Robert E. Lee?
This battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
Siege of Vicksburg
This compromise tried to maintain balance between free and slave states.
Missouri Compromise
This Supreme Court case said enslaved people were not citizens.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
These laws restricted the rights of freedmen in the South
Black Codes
This Union general is known for his “March to the Sea.”
William Tecumseh Sherman?
The final major battle leading to Confederate surrender.
Battle of Appomattox Court House
This violent event in Kansas showed early conflict over slavery.
Bleeding Kansas
This set of laws required escaped enslaved people to be returned.
Fugitive Slave Act
This organization used violence to oppose Reconstruction.
Ku Klux Klan