People
Abraham Lincoln
16th president and Union president
John Brown
The raider of Harper's Ferry and stole the weapons to start an army of former slaves
Harper's Ferry
The place John Brown raided
Union
The Northern States
Jefferson Davis
Confederate president
Clara Barton
Angel of the Battlefield also the nurse who brought supplies and treated soldiers wounds And founder of red cross
Ford's Theater
The place Lincoln was assassinated
Abolish
The process of getting rid of an unwanted practice
Ulysses S. Grant
Union Major General and 18th president
What was the Gettysburg Address and why was it important?
A speech that Lincoln gave after the battle of Gettysburg. It is important because he wanted the war to stop and wanted to mourn the loss of troops on both sides.
Richmond, Virginia
Confederate Capital
Confederacy
The Southern States
Robert E. Lee
Confederate Major General
Why were there a large number of Irish immigrants coming into the United States?
The reasons why the Irish were leaving Ireland was because of poor living conditions, more job opportunities, and the Potato Famine.
Appomattox Court House
The place where Confederacy surrendered to the Union
Plantation
A piece of land that was farmed mainly by slaves
John Wilkes Booth
Assassin of Abraham Lincoln
South Carolina
The first state to secede from the United States during the Civil War
Mason-Dixon Line
Imaginary line that used as a dividing line for the North and South
Secede
To break away from