Battles
What battle began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
What number president was Lincoln?
16th
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beacher Stowe
What were people who didn't believe in slavery called?
Abolitionists
What battle changed the course of the war?
Gettsyburg
What famous address did Lincoln present in 1863?
The Gettsyburg Address
Who raided Harpers Ferry?
John Brown
What invention increased the production of cotton which therefore increased the need for slavery?
The Cotton Gin
What was the Atlanta Campaign?
A war tactic that burned Atlanta to the ground
Did Lincoln believe that slavery should be abolished during his run for presidency?
He did not believe in slavery but did not want to abolish it
Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin a controversy?
Depicted the slavery as evil
What about the Northern economy made slavery less necessary?
It was more industrialized and had less plantations
An order given to Union troops that required them to burn everything from Savannah to Atlanta
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Why did John Brown raid Harper's Ferry?
To steal ammunition to arm abolitionists
What about the south made slavery more necessary?
They were primarily agriculture and needed labor to help with crops
What was the last battle the Confederates surrendered?
Appottomax
What party was Abraham Lincoln a part of?
What other issues, excluding slavery, caused a divide between the Union and Confederates?
States' rights
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the war?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad