Causes
The two main causes of the Civil War
Slavery and State's Rights
She wrote the influential book Uncle Tom's Cabin, which was said to be a main cause of the war.
President of the Union during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This was the first battle of the Civil War. Although no one died, it was the first time shots were fired.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
What is cotton?
This was the main economy (way to make money) in the north.
What is industry?
This person led the raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
Who is John Brown?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This was the name of the system used to help slaves escape to the north that was conducted by Harriet Tubman
What is the Underground Railroad?
This is the main goal of the Women's Suffragist Movement
What is women's right to vote?
This was the main economy (way to make money) in the south.
What is agriculture/farming?
This person was a conductor of the Underground Railroad, rescuing over 300 from slavery
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This person was a leader of the Women's Suffragist Movement, and worked with Susan B. Anthony to give women the right to vote
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
This battle was the turning point of the Civil War because it showed that the Union army was going to win
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This is the effect that Lincoln's election had on the start of the Civil War
What is southerners feared that Lincoln would attempt to end slavery?
This group believed that the federal government's power was supreme over state's (limited state's rights)
Who was the Union (north)?
The confederate general who only sided with the south because Virginia was his home state and he could not betray them.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
This person was named the president of the confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis?
This was the name of the law that required escaped slaves found in the North be returned to their owner, even if they were in a free state
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
The convention where Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote the Declaration of Sentiments
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
This group believed that states should have the power to nullify any federal law they disagreed with (state's rights)
Who are the confederates (south)?
Who is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
This person published the newspaper titled "The North Star" that had an anti-slavery articles
Who is Frederick Douglas?
What are the main differences between the north and the south?
This is the amendment added to the constitution in 1920 that gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?