The War
Name one reason the Civil War began
Slavery, Constitutional disagreements, economic reasons, the secession of the south
Who helped free slaves on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What name did the southern states give themselves?
The Confederacy
What was the Anaconda Plan?
The Union would surround the south and cut off their trading
Who became president of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
What name did the northern states give themselves?
The Union
What did women do during the war?
Were nurses and farmers, and sent supplies
Who became president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What was The Missouri Compromise?
Missouri became a slave state and Maine became a free state
Besides white people born in the US, who else joined the armies?
Immigrants, Native Americans, African Americans
Name one army general in the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant
What law made the owning of slaves illegal?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What year did the Civil War begin?
1861
Who was Soujourner Truth?
A freed slave who wrote and spoke about her experiences and women's rights
What day celebrates when the slaves in Texas learned of their freedom?
Juneteenth - June 19th