Vocabulary
To formally withdraw membership
Secede
_________ had to manage farms, families, and businesses. They planted and harvested crops, made clothes, and contributed to the war effort.
Someone who worked to end slavery during the 1700's and 1800's
Abolitionist
What runs around a yard without moving?
A fence
The letter "R"
A place where weapons and other military equipment
Arsenal
A woman who escaped enslavement and then worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
What black, white, and read all over?
Newspapers
Who assassinated President Lincoln, and where?
John Wilkes Booth in the Ford's Theater
________ was the first state to secede from the Union
Holding a position or political office
Incumbent
Nat Turner
The ___________ drew a line drawn to allow new slaves states below 36'30 north latitude
Missouri Compromise
What disagreement between the North and the South would become one of the major issues that led to the Civil War?
Slavery
A network of people who helped enslaved workers escape to free states and Canada.
The Underground Railroad
To accuse a government official of doing something wrong or improper.
Impeach
Who were the main military leaders for the North?
Ulysses S. Grant and George McClellan
Maine = Free , Missouri = Slave
What event started the war, despite Lincoln's attempts to avoid war?
Confederates fired on and took over Fort Sumter
What were the Northerners and Westerners who argued that the Western territories should be free of slavery called?
"Free Soilers"
A system that requires individuals to serve in the military
Draft
Who were the two main Military leaders for the South?
Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
_______ helped plantation owners clean cotton seeds much faster helping them grow and sell a lot more cotton
The Cotton Gin
________________freed the enslaved people in the Confederate states
The Emancipation Proclamation
Name TWO ways enslaved workers dealt with their hard lives.