Important People
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
The name in the North for the first battle of the Civil War
First Battle of Bull Run
What controversial subject did the North and South argue most about?
Slavery
This abolitionist wrote the book, Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant ending the war?
Appomattox Courthouse
This was the general the Confederates surrendered to
Ulysses S. Grant
This three day battle was the most bloodiest battle in American History
Battle of Gettysburg
What was the main catalyst of the war that occurred in 1860 and deeply upset the South? Hint: similar event happened in 2020
Lincoln's election
This person led around 70 slaves to freedom in the North and eventually became a spy for the Union Army
Harriet Tubman
These two ironclad ships went head to head resulted in a tie
Monitor and Merrimack
Who created the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
This battle was the most bloodiest day in American History
Battle of Antietam
These coordinates determined whether a state would be considered free or not and was part of the Missouri Compromise
36'30" Parallel
This law required North to return runaway slaves back to the South and was part of the Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
Who proposed the Anaconda Plan for the North's military strategy?
General Winfield Scott
This person is known for their failures in trying to assassinate William Seward and Fredrick Seward
Lewis Powell
A Union victory led by General Grant that began the North's control of the Mississippi
Battle of Shiloh
This document written by Henry Clay altered the Missouri Compromise in order to maintain peace longer between the North and South
Compromise of 1850
This person was a colonel who led the 54th Massachusetts Regiment
Robert Gould Shaw
Name the 4 border states
Kentucky, Delaware, Missouri, and Maryland
This person known as Little Ellick was the Vice President of the Confederacy
Alexander Stephens
This was a series of battles that was fought in order to defend or take over the last Confederate controlled station on the Mississippi River
Vicksburg Campaign
In this uprising, over 59 people were killed by slaves causing lawmakers in Virginia to revoke rights for slaves to assemble and receive an education
Nat Turner's Rebellion
This person was the first Black woman to sue against a white man and win after he illegally sold her son
Sojourner Truth
Did more people die in the North or South?
North
Total: 618,222 North:360,222 South: 258,000