Pre-Civil War
The south wanted to maintain the institution of __________ which was their main source of labor
Slavery
The formal name for the northern states who had strength in numbers and industry
Union
This man assassinates President Lincoln and is found and killed several days later hiding in a farmhouse
John Wilkes Booth
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this Fort in South Carolina
Fort Sumter
16th president and leader of the Union during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
The Dred Scott decision was a controversial court case surrounding the enforcement of ________ slave laws
Fugitive
The name adopted by the south who fought most of the war on the defensive as it tried to maintain its ways of life.
Confederacy
Lincoln's most famous speech takes place at the site of this important battleground
Gettysburg
The bloodiest single DAY of the war took place here near Sharpsburg, Maryland
Antietam
President of the Confederacy and leader of the south
Jefferson Davis
___________ was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
The _____________ plan was an attempt to "strangle" the confederate states at the Mississippi river and New Orleans cutting off key supply lines
Anaconda
This amendment added to the constitution prohibits slavery in the United States
13th Amendment
The bloodiest BATTLE of the Civil War and devastating defeat to the confederacy as they are pushed back south. This is considered the turning point of the war
Gettysburg
Confederate General who leads the south to many decisive victories before his crippling defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln strongly opposes the idea of the south ___________ as it would lead to the precedent of states breaking off if it disagrees with certain federal laws.
President Lincoln signed the _____________ in 1863 formally freeing all slaves in confederate territories
Emancipation Proclamation
Clara Barton was a Union nurse who later goes on to form this internationally renowned health organization
Red Cross
The FIRST official formal battle of the war which is fought along a creek in Virginia. A second battle of the same name is fought later.
Battle of Bull Run
General of the Union who later becomes the future 18th president of the United States
Ulysses S. Grant
Stephen A. Douglas continued the work of Henry Clay in passing the ___________________ which helped define the rights of slave states versus free states.
Compromise of 1850
The civil war introduced the first use of ____________ which made naval combat much more efficient and deadly.
Ironclads (Ironclad ships)
The people of New Mexico and Utah advocated for ______________, which means that the people would decide whether issues like slavery should be allowed/disallowed in their state
Popular Sovereignty
The LAST battle of the Civil War was fought here as General Lee finally surrenders his army.
Appomattox Courthouse
A strong advocate for slavery in the south who vehemently opposed the compromise of 1850. He died 2 months after the compromise was proposed.
John C. Calhoun