Pre-Civil War
The Northern economy was built on ____________ and ______________.
Industry and factories
This battle marked the beginning of the Civil War.
The Battle of Fort Sumter
This woman was the leader of the suffragist movement and fought for women's rights.
This man led the country during the Civil War and was the 16th president of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
The Southern economy was built on ______________ and ____________.
Agriculture and farming
This battle lasted 3 days in Pennslyvania and was considered a turning point in the Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
This woman was an abolitionist who worked on the Underground Railroad to help other slaves escape to freedom. She also worked with Fredrick Douglass to end the unfair treatment of African Americans.
Harriet Tubman
Who moved his army from Tennessee to Georgia and destroyed Atlanta during his "march" to Savannah?
William T. Sherman
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th amendment
States where slavery was legal or allowed were called what?
Slave states
In this event, General Sherman and his troops headed towards Savannah after capturing Atlanta, destroying the Confederates' resources along the way.
Sherman's March to the Sea
This woman was an American abolitionist who worked for the rights of African Americans and women.
Sojourner Truth
Who was the commander of the Confederate Army of Virginia during the Civil War with Stonewall Jackson?
Robert E. Lee
This statement, written by Abraham Lincoln, declared that all enslaved people living in Southern states were free.
The Emancipation Proclamation
States where slavery was illegal or not allowed were called what?
Free states
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender, signaling the end of the Civil War?
Appomattox Court House in Virginia
This woman was the leader of the Women's Rights Convention and a suffragist who fought for the rights of women.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
This man served as the one and only president of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis
What invention was developed in the 1830s and 1840s to help improve long distance communication?
The telegraph
The South were in favor of slavery because of what invention?
The cotton gin (made it easier to produce cotton)
In this event, Union soldiers marched into Georgia in May of 1864, and the Confederates fought back all summer.
The Atlanta Campaign
Who was the American author and abolitionist who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
This man was the lead general of the Union during the Civil War and 18th president of the United States.
Ulysses S. Grant
This was a series of laws passed by Congress to address the issue of slavery in new US territories. This was an attempt to diffuse the tension between the North and South.
The Compromise of 1850