Causes of the Civil War
Primary cause of the Civil War
States’ Rights
Economy based on manufacturing, industries, and factories
Northern Economy
16th President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln
Year Lincoln was elected President
1860
Battle where the Union failed to cut off supply lines to Texas
Battle of Galveston
Secondary causes of the Civil War
Slavery and Sectionalism
Economy based on agriculture and slave labor
Southern Economy
President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
Year the Civil War began
1861
Battle where the Union failed to invade Texas
Battle of Sabine Pass
Political party formed to stop the spread of slavery
Republican Party
The North during the Civil War was called this
Union
Confederate general
Robert E. Lee
Year the Civil War ended
1865
Amendment that abolished slavery
13th amendment
Event that caused Southern states to leave the Union
Lincoln elected as 16th President
The South during the Civil War was called this
Confederacy
Union general
Ulysses S. Grant
First state to secede from the Union
South Carolina
Amendment that gave male citizens over 18 the right to vote
15th amendment
Primary cash crop of the South
Cotton
Confederate uniform color
Gray
First African American Senator / Congressman
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Last battle of the Civil War
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Amendment that made all people born in the U.S. citizens
14th amendment