Causes
This system was especially prominent in the south and involved buying and selling humans as property.
What is slavery
Bloodiest sing day of US Millitary History
What is Antietam
Leader of the Confederate Army
Who is General Robert E Lee
Prior to the war, this former slave filed a law suit that went to the supreme court.
Who was Dred Scott
Most famous Confederate cavalry general
Who is JEB Stuart
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe to tell the stories of slaves.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
Battle that was a turning point in the war, indicating an upcoming Union victory.
What is Gettysburg?
Who is Abraham Lincoln
Abolitionist leader who led the Kansas Massacre and later the raid on Harper's Ferry, VA
Who is John Brown
Slaves, only in these states, were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
What are the states that had seceded (Confederate states only.)
This was originally the Union cause, according to Abraham Lincoln
What is preserving the union.
What is Shiloh?
President of the CSA
Who is Jefferson Davis?
This former slave was a great orator and traveled around the US and Britian speaking against slavery.
who is Frederick Douglass
Abolitionist leader who led the Massacre in Kansas and was later killed at Harper Ferry
Who is John Brown
This state was the first to secede, following the election of 1860.
What is South Carolina
First significant battle of the Civil war. Has two names - one Union, one Southern.
Battle of Bull Run/Battle of Manassas
Leader of the Union army who was later "relieved of his command" for his hesitancy in battle.
Who is Gen. George McClellan
Harriet Tubman is made more than _______ trips to rescue slaves on the _________________.
What is "20" and "Underground Railroad"
Well-known patriotic song that was originally called "John Brown's Body"
What is the Battle Hymn of the Republic aka "Mine eyes have seen the glory"
This was the reason that Gen. Lee declined the offer to lead the Union army.
What is Because Virginia was his home and he could not fight against it.
What is Gettysburg
Confederate infantry general, famous for his ability to inspire his men to stand their ground.
Who is Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
Union General whose method of "total war" devastated the south on his march to the sea.
What is William Sherman
The supreme court ruling in the Dred Scott case
What is "slaves do not have standing to sue in court of law because they are not citizens?"