Important People
Helped slaves escape through the 'underground railroad'
Who is Harriet Tubman?
First major battle of the war
What is the Battle of First Bull Run?
The first state to secede from the Union
What is South Carolina?
The first Republican President of the U.S.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Bloodiest single day of the war
What is the Battle of Antietam?
On January 1, 1863, the U.S. adopted this document
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This was the capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond, VA?
Leading General of the Confederate Army
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The South's costliest victory
What is the battle of Chancellorsville?
The year that the Civil War ended
What is 1865?
A coalition of Whigs, Free-soilers, and Democrats formed this new party
What is Republican?
First Republican Presidential candidate
Who is John C. Fremont?
The most decisive battle in the war
What is the battle of Gettysburg?
This Amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially ended slavery
What is the 13th?
Paper notes used after the war to circulate as regular currency
What are greenbacks?
Senator that proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Bill
Who is Stephen Douglas?
The last 2 Virginia cities to fall to the North
What are Petersburg and Richmond?
This case ruled that a slave was the property of his owner
What is the Dred Scott case?
The day the Civil War began
What is April 12, 1861?