Civil War 1
This president is known for his role in helping to end slavery
Abraham Lincoln
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A conductor of the Underground Railroad who helped slaves escape to freedom.
what does the term "urban" mean
cities and lots of people
Was the underground railroad a real train?
No, it was called that to trick people searching for escaped slaves.
What does the term "rural" mean
lots of farmland, not many people
Why did the south need slaves?
To work on their plantations
Which side of the Civil War were called the Confederacy?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
Who won the civil war?
The Union aka The North
Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Union fought for the North and Confederacy fought for the South
What effect did the Civil War have on the South's economy?
The economy suffered
How were both the North and South impacted by the Civil War?
families were torn apart, and lives were lost
What was "Uncle Tom's Cabin" about?
The cruelty of slavery
What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated
What were the fugitive slave laws
Laws that said anyone in the north that knew of escaped slaves had to report them so they would be returned to the south
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
The Missouri Compromise
When a nation fights itself it is called?
a civil war
When the South separated from the North, what was their new nation called?
The Confederate States of America
What was the name of the slave who led a small rebellion and killed 55 slave owners?
Nat Turner
What were the paths used to escape to freedom called?
The Underground Railroad
John Brown led an attack to show that people were willing to use violence to stop and bring awareness to slavery. What fort did he attack to steal weapons
What was the Raid on Harper's Ferry?
What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860
The invention of this machine help increased cotton production, which also caused an increase in slaves.
What is the cotton gin?
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.