Causes of the War
What is the Missouri Comrpomise?
The compromise attempted to balance slave and free states.
What is Fort Sumter?
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort in South Carolina.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
He was President of the United States during the Civil War who composed the Emancipation Proclamation.
What are Railroads?
A system of tracks and trains powered by steam engines, capable of transporting people or goods across long distances faster than wagons or horses.
What is Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that intensified anti-slavery sentiment in the North.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
This was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
Confederate general Lee led the Army of Northern Virginia.
What is the Telegraph?
An electrical communication system that sent coded messages over wires using pulses known as Morse code.
Who is John Brown?
He led a violent raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 to incite a slave uprising. Abolitionist who fought against slavery.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
A turning-point battle in Pennsylvania that ended General Lee’s invasion of the North.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
He was the top Union general who later became president.
What is an ironclad?
A type of warship built with wooden frames but protected by thick metal plates, making it resistant to cannon fire.
What is the Dred Scott Decision?
The Supreme Courts decision ruled that African Americans were not citizens.
What is the Siege of Vicksburg?
The siege led to Union control of the Mississippi River.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
She was known as the “Moses” of her people and worked as a Union spy. And a Civil Rights activist.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
This act allowed territories to decide on slavery themselves.
What is the Battle of Appomattox Court House?
A court battle between Robert E. Lee (A leader in the Confederacy) and Ulysses S. Grant (soon to be president) leading to Lee's downfall.
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?
This Union general’s who lead the campaign “March to the Sea” that devastated Georgia.