Civil War People
Who was the slave that mailed himself to freedom?
Who is Henry Box Brown
When Missouri entered the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state it was known as
The Missouri Compromise
South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860
What is secession?
This event kicked off the Civil War with the first shots fired here
What was the attack on Fort Sumter?
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
What was the result of the Union winning the Battle of Vicksburg?
Union control of the Mississippi River.
Led a slave raid to rob an armory and was hung for treason
John Brown
Group of people opposed to slavery
What are abolitionists?
Lincoln's speech given November 19th, 1863 to memorialize fallen troops at a Battlefield.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
Who served as a nurse in the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Which ammendment abolished slavery?
13th
Who wrote Uncle Toms cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
This document declared slaves in rebelling states were henceforward free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
What event shocked America shortly after the Civil War had ended?
The Assassination of Lincoln
This battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the war.
Gettysburg
Who was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and nicknamed Moses?
Harriet Tubman
This was a law that required citizens to turn in people that they suspected of being a runaway slave.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
Who was the main union general?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Represented the northern army and wore navy blue uniforms
Union Army
What was the battle plan for surrounding the South and their ports to prevent the Confederacy from importing supplies
The Anaconda Plan
Which battle gave the North control of the Mississippi River
Vicksburg
The capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond, VA?
Which landmark Supreme Court case in 1857 worsened tension between the North and South and claim slave were property prior to the outbreak of the Civil War
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea"
Who is William Sherman?
Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
Fords Theater
The capital of the Union
Washington DC
Which battle was the single bloodiest day battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
Robert E. Lee surrendered here in April 1865
Where is Appomattox, VA?
Commanding general of the Confederate Army
Robert E. Lee