Who Did This?
This person was the most successful Northern general in the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant
How did the Civil War begin?
The attack on Fort Sumter
This area contained huge farms called plantations and had more enslaved people here.
The South
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Who were two major Confederate Generals?
Robert E. Lee and "Stonewall Jackson
The two major Union victories known as the turning points of the war were ________________.
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
He killed President Abraham Lincoln.
John Wilkes Boothe
What was the time period after the civil war called?
Reconstruction
This person was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Jefferson Davis
Where did Lee surrender to Grant to end the war?
Appomattox Court House
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
Place where Lincoln was shot
Ford's Theatre
What movement was at the core of the tension between Northern and Southern states?
Abolitionist Movement
This person wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, which spoke about the cruelty of slavery.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
The states which supported slavery, yet stayed in the Union.
the border states
What injury did Booth sustain while escaping the scene of the crime?
Broken leg
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
State's Rights
Which abolitionist led an attack at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
John Brown
What was the bloodiest single day in the Civil War?
Antietam
What is the first state that seceded from the Union?
South Carolina
What happened to Booth?
Tracked down, shot, and killed by Union solders in VA
What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed, slaves were freed in the former Confederacy