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 compromise was passed in 1850?
Compromise of 1850
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
Who raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
The Underground Railroad was started by...
Harriet Tubman
Before the Civil war, what compromise was named after a state?
Missouri Compromise
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
Why did Uncle Tom’s Cabin anger northern abolitionists?
It talked about horrors of slavery
Why did the northern states think that slavery was unnecessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
What was the result of Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Bleeding Kansas
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?
He wanted to steal weapons to start an anti-slavery rebellion
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
What was the document Lincoln passed to start freeing the slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What was the law passed that demanded runaway slaves to be brought back?
Fugitive Slave Act
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
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states' rights
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad
Who was the Union general causing "total war" in Georgia?
How did the Western territories decide on the issue of slavery?
Popular Sovereignty
Which state suffered the most during Sherman's March to the sea?
Georgia.