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
What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
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
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Battle of Gettysburg
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 told the truth about 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
What was the bloodiest single day in the Civil War?
Antietam
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?
He wanted to steal weapons to start an anti-slavery rebellion.
He was an abolitionist who was against slavery.
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 to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What battle gave control of the Mississippi River thus split the Confederacy in half?
Battle of Vicksburg
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
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
John Wilkes booth killed him.
What was one of the events of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
Along what river was the South split in two?
The Mississippi