Major Moments
The start of the American Civil War started at this time
April 12, 1861
What American president was elected in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Congress issued a high tariff or tax on this region of the country
The South
This battle started the American Civil War
Fort Sumter
Who was the president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
The Confederacy
What was Abraham Lincoln's view of slavery in 1860?
He thought it was wrong to expand to new states
Missouri, Kentucky, W. VA, MD, and DE are considered these types of states
Border states
This was a major turning point in the Civil War for the Union.
Battle of Gettysburg
According to this person, she never lost anyone on the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
How were border states different from other states?
They were slave states that did not secede from the Union
This was Abraham Lincoln's main goal at the start of the Civil War
To save or keep the Union together
Along with Missouri Compromise, this imaginary line was created between the slave states and free states
Mason Dixon Line
This document stated that all slaves in the states of rebellion would be free
The Emancipation Proclamation
This general burned houses and destroyed railroad tracks through Georgia in 1864
General Sherman
This was the first major battle of the Civil War
Battle of Bull Run
How did the United States react to Abraham Lincoln's death?
They were shocked
This state was the first to succeed from the Union
South Carolina
The Supreme Court decided that Dredd Scott was not a free man after his owner died
He did not have rights as an American Citizen
The main commander of the Union army in 1864
Ulysses S. Grant
The surrender of the Confederacy Civil War ended at the Appomattox Court House, but the Civil War officially ended?
April 9, 1865
What was the major speech Abraham Lincoln gave November 1863?
The Gettysburg Address
This compromise stated that there should be equal free states and slave states.
What is the Missouri Compromise.
The Confederacy destroyed their capital
Richmond, VA
Harpers Ferry, W. VA saw this man try to take guns and give to slaves so they could fight for their freedom
John Brown