Causes
Slavery
Leaders
Battles
War Geography
100
Who became president in 1876?
Rutherford B. Hayes
100
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
100
Who was the President of the Union and who was the President of the Confederacy?
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
100
What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
100
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
200
What is another word for a traitor?
scalawag
200
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
200
Who was the major Union General?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
200
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
300
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
A speech that President Lincoln gave.
300
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
300
Who was the Confederate General?
Robert E. Lee
300
What was the the period after the civil war called?
Reconstruction
300
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
400
Who is Moses?
Harriet Tubman
400
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
400
What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
400
Who was Henry Ford?
Inventor of the first automobile and the assembly line.
400
What was Segregation?
Separating whites and African Americans. Separate rest rooms, schools, water fountains, etc.
500
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states' rights
500
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad
500
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
500
What was one of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
500
Who invented using electromagnetic signals to send messages?
Samuel Morse
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