Causes
People who wanted to abolish slavery were called
Abolitionists
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves here
States in rebellion - The Confederacy
The first battle of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
I was President of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
The Monitor vs. the Merrimack is popularly referred to as what?
The Clash of the Ironclads
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The immediate cause of the secession of southern states in 186
The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860
The first major battle of the Civil War
Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
I was commander of all Confederate Forces
Robert E. Lee
This invention led to an increase in slavery before the Civil War
Cotton Gin
Besides slavery, this is the other major cause of the Civil War
States' Rights
The major contribution of women during the war was in this capacity
This battle is considered the "turning point" of the war. There were over 51,000 casualties here
The Battle of Gettysburg
I was the commander of all Union forces, but not until the end of the war
Ulysses S. Grant
Battle plan for the Confederacy
Sit back and fight a defensive war
Harriet Tubman became a conductor along this escape route for enslaved Africans moving North
The Underground Railroad
What is the nickname for what William T. Sherman did to the South as he marched to take the city of Savannah, Georgia?
This battle was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War; one of only two battles fought in the north
Battle of Antietam
I destroyed much of Georgia on my “March to the Sea”
William Tecumseh Sherman
Destroying the opponent’s resources and desire to fight
Total War
This man led a raid on the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry with the intent of starting a slave revolt
John Brown
The name of the Union battle plan for victory
The Anaconda Plan
One of the final battles of the war – where Robert E. Lee surrendered to U.S. Grant
I was President of the Confederate States of America; I was named after a famous president
Jefferson Davis
I am the man credited with taking over 10,000 photographs of the Civil War - mostly after battles had ended
Matthew Brady