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
Which element of modern political life is Andrew Jackson responsible for??
Mass political parties
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 and the battle with the most loss of life?
Battle at Gettysburg, PA
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
Why did Uncle Tom’s Cabin anger southern plantation owners?
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
Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States??
He felt it served only the interests of banking and manufacturing elites.
What was the first large scale battle?
What made the deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams so interesting?
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
What was the battle at Antietam?
It was the bloodiest one day battle in American history.
What was the name of the union strategy to surround the South and strangle it
Anaconda Plan
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
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
What was one of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
Along what river was the South split in two?
The Mississippi