Abolitionism
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who wanted to help end slavery
Why did Southern States secede when Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860?
Slavery
T/F: After the first battle, more than 75,000 Northern troops signed up for the cause
True
What was the Emancipation Proclamation
"Freed all the slaves in the Confederacy"
What was "total warfare?"
William T. Sherman's method of destroying everything in his march across Georgia
What was the underground railroad?
System of people and houses to help slaves escape North
What was the Confederate Flag?
The battle flag used in the South
Name one advantage of the South
More experienced generals,
Home field advantage
What was the Anaconda Plan?
Union's plan to surround the South and cut them off from all sides.
Who killed Abraham Lincoln and why?
John Wilkes Booth (avenge the South)
What was Harriet Beecher Stowe’s purpose when she wrote about Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
To expose the horrors of slavery
What did Abraham Lincoln mean when he said “A House divided against itself cannot stand?”
The country was heading to war.
Name one advantage of the North
More industry
More soldiers
What did Frederick Douglass convince Lincoln to do during the war?
Allow African-Americans to enlist.
What was sharecropping?
System of coerced labor in the South, reminiscent of slavery
Name two things Harriet Tubman was famous for
Underground railroad and Union spy
What was popular sovereignty, and what was the effect of it in Kansas?
Allowing people to vote on the issue, and it led to "Bleeding Kansas"
Two new pieces of Technology that affected the war
Telegraph
Camera
Minie ball
Ironclad
Which battle was considered the turning point of the war?
Gettysburg
What were Black codes?
Discriminatory state laws that robbed the rights of Black Americans.
What did John Brown do at Harper’s ferry?
Seized military weapons and tried to start a revolution
Who was Dred Scott?
A slave who tried unsuccessfully to sue for his freedom.
Where were the first shots fired?
Fort Sumter, SC
What was the deadliest battle (single day?)
Antietam
13th amendment