People
President of the Union.
What is Abraham Lincoln.
The Supreme Law of the Land.
What is the Constitution.
The part of the country that was against slavery.
What is the North/UNION
This steam powered beast made the transportation of man and supplies efficient and timely.
Railroads/Trains
Dred Scott went to the court system in an attempt to...
Sue for his Freedom.
Commanding General for the confederacy in the civil war.
What is Robert E. Lee.
Settled the conflict that had arisen from Missouri's application for statehood.
What is The Missouri Compromise.
Which part of the country felt that state governments should have more power than the federal government?
What is the South.
This invention lead to the creation of Morse Code, an alphabet of dots and dashes.
The Telegrapgh
What is Popular Sovereignty ?
The people living in a particular area, should make decisions for themselves.
This individual made nearly 20 trips into the South to help slaves runaway North.
Who is Harriet Tubman
Made it a crime to help runaway slaves and allowed officers to arrest those slaves in free areas.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act.
What part of the country benefited from the planting of cotton?
What is the South.
This was the great-grandfather to the modern day machine gun.
THE GATLING GUN
This terrific noise, combined with running Southern soldiers, complete with fixed bayonets, would surely make anyone scared.
What is the REBEL YELL
Commanding General for the Union during the Civil War... nicknamed the Butcher. Hint (Dies from Throat Cancer)
What is Ulysses S. Grant.
It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders.
What is the The Kansas-Nebraska Act .
This part of the country had factories and large cities.
What is the North.
This new lead bullet flattened out on impact, meaning certain death and despair for all who come in contact with it.
What is, the Minie Ball
Name the book that convinced many in the North that slavery was wrong.
What is Uncles Tom Cabin.
John Brown
The Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C, was abolished. Furthermore, California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah.
Ending the Missouri Compromise.
What is The Compromise of 1850.
The Anaconda Plan aimed to block...
Southern Ports
This new ship made wooden war ships obsolete.
IRONCLAD
Robert E. Lee was a graduate from this prestigious Military Academy...
what is WEST POINT