Famous People
The leader of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
The election that led to the secession of the South
The election of 1860
Did the North and the South get along again after the war?
No
The first battle of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
When did the Civil War start?
1861
Underground Railroad conductor who was also a former slave
Harriet Tubman
The labor system used by the South
Slavery
What happened to slavery after the Civil War?
Outlawed
The destruction of Georgia (Atlanta to Savannah)
Sherman's March to the Sea
What was the Underground Railroad?
A system of routes and safehouses used to help hide runaway slaves and get them to the North
The leader of the Confederacy
Slave state vs free state
Did the federal government lose or gain power after the war?
Gain
The turning point of the Civil War
Gettysburg
What happened to slaves who were captured trying to escape?
They were beaten and often killed
Leader of the Union Army and 18th POTUS
The nickname given to the state that tried to have an election over slavery
Bleeding Kansas
The name of the time period right after the Civil War
Reconstruction
DOUBLE POINTS
Who was Frederick Douglass?
An abolitionist who also supported women's rights
When did the Civil War end?
1865
Underground Railroad conductor who disguised runaway slaves as mourners in funerals to help them escape
Levi Coffin
What did the southern state governments want from the federal government?
What happened to the South as a result of the Civil War?
The location of the surrender of General Lee
Appomattox Courthouse
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth