Causes
Who fired the first shots of the Civil War?
The Confederacy
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
Who was the President of the Union army and delivered the Gettysburg Address?
Abraham Lincoln
Confederate Army and Union Army
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
Who raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
What does it mean when a state leaves or broke away from the Union?
seceded
Who was the general of the Union army and later became president of the United States?
Ulysses S. Grant
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Battle of Gettysburg
The North favored ____________ rights while the South favored _________ rights.
Federal; States
Which state was the first to leave the Union?
South Carolina
This term was used to describe what happened to Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.
Assassination
Who was the general of the Confederate army who was originally asked to fight for the Union?
Robert E. Lee
What was a series of successful battles lead by Union General Willian T. Sherman and fought in the area around Atlanta, GA?
Atlanta Campaign
What was the South's economy based on?
agriculture
What caused seven states to secede from the Union?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president of the United States
What amendment gave all men the right to vote?
15th Amendment
Who was a former senator of Mississippi and became the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
What were some effects of the war on the South?
slavery ended, loss of crop production, and temporary economy
What was the first cause of the Civil War?
States were leaving the Union
What amendment defined U.S. citizenship and gave everyone equal protection under the law?
14th Amendment
Who was a Confederate general who led the army to many victories?
Where did the Confederacy surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
slavery was abolished, Lincoln assassinated, and the North won