This issue about people owning other people caused a lot of tension.
Slavery
The side that wanted to keep the United States together.
the North
People who were enslaved were forced to do this.
work without pay
He was the U.S. President during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
The war began in this state at Fort Sumter.
South Carolina
This part of the country wanted slavery to end.
The North
The side that formed the Confederacy.
the South
This document by Lincoln helped free enslaved people.
Emancipation Proclamation
He led the Confederate army.
Robert E. Lee
This state had the most battles during the Civil War.
Virginia
This part of the country wanted to keep slavery.
the South
The North was also called this.
the Union
Most enslaved people lived in this region.
the South
She helped many slaves escape using the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
This word means when a state wants to leave the country.
Secession
The South’s economy depended on these.
the plantations
Enslaved people were not allowed to do this, like reading and writing.
Go to school or get an education
He led the Union army to victory.
Ulysses S. Grant
The last major battle ended here in 1865.
Appomattox Court House
This event in 1860 caused Southern states to start leaving the Union.
Abraham Lincoln being elected president
The North had more of these, which helped win the war.
factories or railroads
These secret paths helped some enslaved people escape.
the Underground Railroad
Lincoln gave this famous speech about freedom.
The Gettysburg Address
The South had this many states in the Confederacy.
Eleven