Causes of the Civil War
what battle was the last chance for the Confederacy to win the war?
What is Gettysburg?
What is the term for the country becoming increasingly divided by region?
Sectionalism
What was an advantage held by the Union?
More people, more industry, more money, more railroads, more telegraph lines, more supplies
Each state decides if it is free or slave.
What is popular sovereignty?
Who were the first group of women to work in factory jobs?
Lowell Girls
What battle was the first between ironclad ships?
Hampton Roads
What is the term for the United States becoming more industrial and people working for a wage?
The Market Revolution
What famous speech did Lincoln give during the war?
The Gettysburg Address
What book led to tremendous support for the abolition movement?
Uncle Tom’s cabin
Where did John Brown attack a federal armory?
Harpers Ferry
What was the first full battle of the Civil War?
Bull Run
What was the conflict in Kansas over slavery called?
Bleeding Kansas
What idea did general Sherman use to win the war?
Total War
What event led to the South seceding?
The election of Lincoln
States that seceded from the Union.
Confederate States
What battle was the bloodiest single day?
Shiloh
What was the territory gained after winning the Mexican American war?
The Mexican Cession
Jan 1 1863, Lincoln signed this document freeing the slaves.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
John Brown and William Lloyd Garrison we’re famous
Abolitionists
What battle led to the emancipation Proclamation?
Antietam
What Supreme Court decision turned the North further against the South?
Dred Scott v Sanford
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter