Important People
The Actor who assassinated President Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
The largest battle of the Civil War
The Battle of Gettysburg
to formally leave an organization (like a country for example)
secession (to secede)
What happened first, the Secession of South Carolina or the Bombing of Fort Sumter?
the Secession of South Carolina
The exchange of plants, animals, and bacteria between the "New" and "Old" world that began in the late 1400s.
The Columbian Exchange
A famous abolitionist who tried to inspire a revolt amongst enslaved people in the South
John Brown
The "bloodiest day in American History"
The Battle of Antietam
Roads, bridges, and other essential structures that help keep a society functioning
Infrastructure
What happened first, the Battle of Bull Run, or the Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Bull Run
The name for the device that revolutionized the Southern Economy in the late 1700s and created an emphasis on the importance of enslaved labor.
The Cotton Gin.
The 15th President of the United States
James Buchanan
The first major battle of the Civil War
The Battle of Bull Run
Border States
The Emancipation Proclamation
The third president of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence, and person who purchased the Louisiana Territory.
Thomas Jefferson
The Union General whose namesake was given to the world's Largest Tree in California and who was partially named for the famous Shawnee chief who fought against the USA in the war of 1812.
William Tecumseh Sherman
The declaration that Lincoln used to give the war a "Moral Cause" beyond reuniting the country.
The Emancipation Proclamation
The strategy of wearing down an enemy in a war by trying to cause heavy losses rather than taking territory.
War of Attrition
What happened first, the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln or the passing of the 13th Amendment banning slavery?
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The name given for highly religious immigrants to New England in 1600s. The pilgrims were a subset of this group
Puritans
The president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
The fundamental right that Lincoln suspended in order to keep the border states from revolting against the Union.
Habeas Corpus
Appomattox Courthouse
What happened first, General Sherman's March to the Sea or the Battle of Gettysburg?
The battle of gettysburg
The name for a style of leadership where a single person has a majority of the decision making power.
Autocratic