Abolitionism
What does an abolitionist mean?
Someone who is against slavery
What was the Confederate Flag?
The South's Battle flag
Name one advantage the North had:
Numbers
Industry
Weapons
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do (Signed by Abraham Lincoln)
"That all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
Name one thing that Harriet Tubman is famous for
Union spy
Underground Railroad
What was the underground railroad?
A network of routes, buildings and people to help slaves escape to the North
What did some southern states, starting with South Carolina do when Abraham Lincoln was elected president?
They Succeeded.
Name one advantage the South had
War was fought mainly in their territory
Experienced generals
What did Sherman do in his march to the sea?
Destroy everything: Crops, factories, railroads livestock
Where was Abraham Lincoln killed?
50 pt Bonus: Who killed him
Shot in Ford's theatre (virginia)
John Wilkes Booth
What was Harriet Beecher Stowe’s "Uncle Tom’s Cabin?"
A book she wrote to expose the horrors of slavery
What did Abraham Lincoln mean when he said “A House divided against itself cannot stand?”
The country was heading for War.
What was the Anaconda plan?
Surround the South to cut off supplies, as well as control the Mississippi River to cut the south in 2
What Pennsylvania battle is often considered the turning point of the war?
(Lincoln's famous _______ Address)
Gettysburg
Who was Robert E. Lee?
Commander of the Confederate Army
What did John brown do at Harper's Ferry?
He took over the United States weapons arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia to try to start a large-scale slave rebellion. 16 people died.
What was the Dred Scott decision?
African-American slaves could not be citizens
Why did so many soldiers die of battle wounds?
Lack of proper medical care
Where did the South surrender?
Appomattox court house (richmond, VA)
Who was William T. Sherman?
Northern general who used "total warfare" in his march to the sea in Georgia.
What was the significance of popular sovereignty in Kansas? (The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854)
"Bleeding Kansas"- Outsiders moved into Kansas on both sides to vote and plenty of violence broke out
Name two pieces of new technology that affected the Civil War.
Rifle, submarine, telegraph, camera
What was the name of the Locomotive that the raiders stole in the Great Locomotive Chase?
The General
The battle of Vicksburg gave the union control of what important geographical feature?
Mississippi River
What did Frederick Douglass convince Abraham Lincoln to do during the war?
Allow African Americans to fight.