People
Republican president who opposed slavery
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
to discuss or bargain between two or more parties in order to reach an agreement
What is negotiate?
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
Seven states seceded from the Union and created the ___________________.
What is Confederate States?
The time period following the Civil War.
What is the Reconstruction?
president of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis?
the act of removing oneself from an organization or alliance
What is secede?
The battle that started the civil war
What is Battle of Fort Sumter?
The first state to secede from the Union was ______________.
What is South Carolina?
Confederate general who was the most famous/important.
Who is Stephen Douglas?
a man who sued his owners to receive his freedom, but the Supreme Court ruled against him
Who is Dred Scott?
a military operation in which a city or fort is completely surrounded, cutting off help and supplies in order to force a surrender
What is siege?
Bloodiest Single day battle
What is Battle of Antietam?
The notice promising freedom to all enslaved people.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Principle that allowed the federal government limited authority over states.
What are States' Rights?
Northern Democrat who ran for president in 1860 and was for keeping slavery in the states that wanted it
Who is Stephen Douglas?
weapons, ammunition, and equipment used in war
What is munition?
How many days were fought at Gettysburg?
What is 3?
Confederacy moved its capital to _______________.
What is Richmond, Virginia?
An advantage the Union had over the Confederacy.
(Need at least 2/3)
What is railroads, factories, and a navy?
Union general who was trusted by Lincoln
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
a temporary fortification where guns are mounted
What is siegeworks?
Deaths occurred during the battle of Gettysburg
What is 8,000?
Robert E Lee surrendering at the ___________________
What is the Appomattox Courthouse?
An advantage the Confederacy had over the Union. (Need at least 1/2)
What is soldiers fighting for their homeland and more formally trained leaders?