People
Sixteenth President of the U.S. Known for his leadership in the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
Known as the Union
North
Missouri Compromise
President Lincoln was shot at this theater.
Ford's Theater
The idea that the people in each state should vote on whether to become a slave or a free state
Popular Sovereignty
Volunteer nurse that founded the Red Cross
Clara Barton
Known as the Confederates
South
General Sherman goes on a march in the South destroying homes, towns, farms, etc on his way to the coast
March To The Sea
17th President of the United States. Became President after the assassination of Lincoln.
Andrew Jackson
Military strategy in which one side attempts to wear down its enemy through the loss of people and arms. "Last man standing"
War of Attrition
Assassinated Abraham Lincoln while he was watching a play at Ford's Theater
John Wilkes Booth
Known for their industry, greater population, communication and transportation
North
Lincoln's declaration to help end the war by "freeing the slaves" in the South. It didn't end slavery, but changed the focus of the war and gave African Americans in the south hope for a better life
Emancipation Proclamation
The plan to reunited the country and rebuild the South
Reconstruction
First all-black regiment to fight in the Civil War
Massachusetts 54th
Union general in the Civil war known for his March To The Sea
William Sherman
Known for their agricultural economy
South
One of the most famous speeches given in American history. When Lincoln spoke at a cemetery and spoke of how our nation would have "a new birth of freedom"
Gettysburg Address
Amendment to the Constitution that abolished slavery
13th Amendment
Hid their identity to fight in battles, served as nurses or spies
Brilliant general of the Confederate forces during the Civil War
Robert E. Lee
Name 2 of the four causes of the Civil war
1. Economic differences between the North and South
2. States rights vs. Federal Rights
3. Slavery
4. Election of Lincoln
Allowed California to enter as a free state and outlawed slavery in Washington D.C.
Compromise of 1850
The organization created to help former slaves adjust to their new lives as free people
Freedmen's Bureau
This machine created a greater need for slaves
Cotton Gin