Important people
Who was the nurse that founded the Red Cross?
Clara Barton
it lasted July 1, through July 4, 1863
The battle of Gettysburg
Abolitionist
someone who wanted to abolish slavery
How long did the Civil War last?
5 years
Slavery
too easy go to 500 in the second vocab category
He ran against Abe Lincoln in the president election.
George McClellan
The fort ran out of food and supplies while being bombarded
Fort Sumter
Emancipation Proclamation
An order issued by Lincoln to free all slaves
Who fought against each other in the Civil War?
The North and South or Union and Confederate States
He led the Union army to victory.
Ulysses S. Grant
The first major battle of the Civil War
The First Battle of Bull Run
Confederacy
the group of states that succeeded from the Union
Was Clara Barton a Nurse?
Yes
He was elected during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
A decisive engagement that halted the Confederate army
The Battle of Antiemen
Blockade
to shut down the confederacy's access to the outside world
Did the Underground Railroad help enslavers?
No
He controlled the South troops
Robert E. Lee
It was raided by and abolitionist named John Brown
Harpers Ferry
Antebellum
a term meaning before war
Who assasinated Abe Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Missouri compromise
An act that admitted Missouri as a slave state.