Who's Who
Slave who sued for his freedom
Dred Scott
These two victories were the turning point of the Civil War
Vicksburg and Gettysburg
A machine invented by Eli Whitney that made cotton processing faster, increasing the demand for slave labor.
Cotton Gin
This permanently abolished slavery in the United States
13th Amendment
What two years did Lincoln win Presidential Elections
1860+1864
Assassin of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
The site where Lee surrendered to Grant, effectively ending the Civil War.
Appomattox Courthouse
A Northern fort in Southern territory (SC); the point where the Civil War broke out.
Fort Sumter
A secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
Underground Railroad
The site of Lincoln’s assassination by John Wilkes Booth.
Ford's Theater
This President replaced Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
A disastrous Confederate assault at Gettysburg, resulting in heavy losses and contributing to the Union victory.
Pickett's Charge
The act of Southern states leaving the Union, starting with South Carolina.
Secession
Lincoln’s executive order freeing slaves in Confederate states, changing the war’s focus to a fight against slavery.
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address explicitly references what document
Declaration of Independence
This radical abolitionist was executed after attempting to incite a slave rebellion with his Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown
The bloodiest single day in American history, a strategic victory for the Union (after finding Robert E. Lee’s battle plans), leading to the Emancipation Proclamation.
Battle of Antietam
This allowed popular sovereignty to determine slavery’s legality in Kansas and Nebraska
Kansas-Nebraska Act
One who wanted to end slavery in the United States.
Abolitionist
This made California a free state while also creating the the Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Grant’s aggressive series of battles against Lee in Virginia that involved constant fighting (1864)
Overland Campaign
This conflict caused America to expand immensely during the Antebellum period
The Mexican-American War
Name both famous abolitionists with the first name Harriet + tell me what they did
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
A series of battles led by George McClellan that aimed to capture Richmond. It failed due to McClellan’s caution and allowed Lee to push Union forces back.
Peninsula Campaign