Vocabulary
A large farm in the South that depended on the labor of enslaved people
Plantation
Which region depended on plantation farming?
South
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What was the turning point of the Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
To join the military
enlist
What helped people escape Slavery?
Underground Railroad
Where did the Civil War end
Appomattox Court House
A building where weapons are kept
Armory
Missouri Compromise
One of the reasons the North won the Civil War
Stronger resources
A person who took action to end slavery
Abolitionist
What way did the issue of slavery divide the nation?
White southerners wanted to allow slavery
White northerners opposed slavery because it was wrong to think of people as property.
The issue divided the 2 sides to lead to the Civil War
What led the South to secede (give up)?
Abraham Lincoln was elected as president
Why did Southerners form the Confederacy
11 Southern states left the Union fearing new Republicans would pass laws to end slavery. New constitution made slavery legal
A change to a law
amendment
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolished slavery
What were the strengths of the South in the Civil War?
Many trained soldiers
Advantage of fighting to defend their homeland and way of life
Effects of the Emancipation Proclamation
Ended slavery
Inspired African Americans to join the Union