Abraham Lincoln
He was the __________th president
16
Bleeding Kansas was when the people of the state fought about ______________
slavery
First state to leave (secede from) the Union
South Carolina
When did Virginia vote to leave the Union and join the Confederacy?
April 17, 1861
Someone who wants to end slavery
Abolitionist
His nickname
Honest Abe
How many people were killed during Bleeding Kansas?
55
The last battle of the civil war was fought in this state
Texas
When did Virginia vote to stay in the Union?
April 4, 1861
To free someone
Emancipation
Shot in the head
The name of the company that sent people to live in Kansas to vote against slavery
Emigrant Aid Company
What state had prisoner of war camps?
Illinois
Why did John Brown go to Harper's Ferry?
To get weapons to give to the slaves to fight for freedom
A network of people, African American as well as white, offering shelter and aid to escaped enslaved people from the South.
Underground Railroad
Who shot him?
John Wilkes Booth
The name of the neighbor state to Kansas that sent people to live in Kansas to vote FOR slavery
Missouri
The Battle of Antietam was fought in this state
Maryland
The name of the slave that helped kill 55 white people
Nat Turner
a guide or someone who leads
Conductor
When did he die?
April 15, 1865
Why was the city of Lawrence, Kansas, destroyed?
They did not want slavery
The 5 border states:
Maryland
Kentucky
West Virginia
Missouri
Delaware
Name the 11 Confederate States
Texas, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Virginia.
Required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
The Fugitive Slave Act