KING
This state was the first to secede from the Union
South Carolina
This man and his troops used the military tactic of "total war" by burning cities and crops, destroying railroads, killing livestock, and taking food throughout the south
William T. Sherman
A ship covered in protective iron.
Ironclad
After President Lincoln became frustrated with previous generals, he placed this "man of action" in command of the Union Army
Ulysses S. Grant
The Lincoln-Douglas debates did this for Abraham Lincoln
Develop a great reputation
This network of safe houses helped enslaved people defy the Fugitive Slave Act
Underground Railroad
From Virginia, this man was commanding general of the Confederate army.
Robert E. Lee
This is the reason that the South suffered most destruction during the Civil War
Most battles took place in the South
Harper's Ferry
Southern states used this concept to justify leaving the Union
States' Rights
This important battle stopped the Confederacy's efforts to invade the North
Antietam
It was here that Robert E. Lee surrendered
Appomattox Court House
This freed enslaved people in rebel-held territories (the Confederacy)
Abraham Lincoln
This law allowed voters in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they would allow slavery or not
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This early battle made everyone realize that the war would be longer and more difficult than expected
This Union strategy called for gaining control of the Mississippi and splitting the Confederacy into two parts
Anaconda Plan
This city was the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Richmond, VA
This Supreme Court case made it unconstitutional to ban slavery
Dred Scott v. Sandford
This was the main goal of the Union at the start of the Civil War.
To preserve the Union
He had lived in free territories
This proposed law would ban slavery in all new territories. However, it failed to pass in Congress.
Wilmot Proviso
This legal order that guarantees a prisoner the right to be heard in court was suspended by Lincoln during the war