Causes
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beacher Stowe
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
Who was the President of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
Who won the Civil War?
Union
Who raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
Who was the major Union General?
Ulysses S. Grant
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
Why did Uncle Tom’s Cabin anger northern abolitionists?
Because it depicted the evils of slavery
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
Who were two major Confederate Generals?
Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?
He wanted to steal weapons to start an anti-slavery rebellion
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave?
The Gettysburg Address
What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed, slaves were freed in the former Confederacy
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states' rights
In what year was slavery abolished?
1865
What type of government did Jefferson Davis want?
He wanted a strong central government
What was one of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
Along what river was the South split?
The Mississippi