Causes of the Civil War
The operation of slavery was most present in this region of the United States.
What is the South
The surrender of the Confederate forces took place here in 1865.
What is Appomattox Court House
Region that possessed a clear industrial advantage.
What is the Union
After Lincoln's assassination in 1865, this man succeeded him as President of the United States.
Who is Andrew Johnson.
American General in the American Revolution, and first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington
His election in 1860 drove the Southern states to succeed from the union.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This 1862 battle in Maryland was the deadliest battle of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Antietam
This region thrived on its agricultural business leading up to the Civil War.
What is the South
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted former slaves the right to vote in elections.
What is the 15th amendment.
Founding Father who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
Rather than slavery, this was the main cause of the Civil War, according to historians
What is state's rights
Location of battle that started the American Civil War in April 1861.
What is Fort Sumter
Job that some women took on at the battlefront during the Civil War.
What is a nurse
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th amendment.
First successful English colony in North America
What is Jamestown
Supreme Court case where the court ruled that African-American slaves have no rights in any state.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford
Three day battle where the Northern forces prevented a Southern attempt to invade Northern territory.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
Following the Civil War, what government institution was created to help freed slaves.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau.
A financial arrangement in which a tenant farmer pays for use of land with a portion of the crop raised on that land.
What is sharecropping.
Original governing document for the United States prior to the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Articles of Confederation.
State that was the first to secede from the United States in December 1860
What is South Carolina
This 1863 battle over the Mississippi River was the turning point in the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Vicksburg
The economy was worse in the South than the North because of this.
What is inflation.
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted citizenship to former slaves.
What is the 14th amendment.
Thomas Paine's pamphlet, published in 1776, that urged colonists to join the fight for independence.
What is Common Sense.