Causes
What is the name for the group that opposed slavery?
Abolitionists
This event occurred when Northen arsenals needed to be restocked in Virgina and the South attacked. The first shots of the war.
Fort Sumter
Which side had the home field advantage for the war?
The South
Abraham Lincoln
The Kansas-Nebraska Act caused tension between Abolisionists and Slave holders, this would be called?
Bleeding Kansas
Battle of Manassas (Bullrun)
The US first began this during The Civil War to get more troops to fight in the war.
The Draft
The black women who lead many slaves to freedom in the North with the underground railroad.
Harriet Tubman
With the Compromise of 1850, what was the process for deciding whether a new state would be free or a slave state?
Popular Sovereignty
After this battle, the South would never try to invade the North again. Had over 50,000 casualties
Gettysburg
The speech given by Abraham Lincoln that gave the south 100 days to free their slaves.
The Emancipation Proclamation
Famous confederate General who led many successful battles for the south.
Robert E. Lee
Name of the book (written by Harriet Beecher Stowe) that showed the true horrors in the life of a slave?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Bloodiest day in human history.
Battle of Antietam
What state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Virginia
Was placed as President of the South.
Jefferson Davis
What is the name for the supreme court decision that claimed that black people (North and South) were not citizens and property. This decision made slavery legal anywhere in the states?
Dredd Scott Decision
After Shermans March to Sea, this battle was said to end the war.
The Fall of Richmond
5 Days
The Abolitionist who lead the raid on Harpers Ferry and was sentenced to death.
John Brown