Leaders
The president of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
People who didn’t believe in slavery
Abolitionist
War between Jefferson Davis’ forces and the people at Fort Sumter
Fighting at Fort Sumter
Popular sovereignty
A belief that ultimate power resides in the people
refusal to convict those accused of breaking the law
North's response to the fugitive slave act
The president of the southern side
Jefferson Davis
A runaway slave
Fugitive
Battle that was considered the “turning point” of the war
Gettysburg, PA
Slave who moved to a different state to be free
Dred Scott
protected their livelihood: relief
south's response to Red Scott decision
One of the major generals during this time
Ulysses S. Grant
When someone helped a fugitive would be imprisoned or fined
Compromise of 1850
One of the first major wars
Bull Run Battle
Dred Scott's slave owner
Dr. Emerson
upset and set back for abolition movement
North's reaction to Dred Scott decision
How Lincoln died
He was assasinated in a theater with his wife he
The women who helped slaves escape through the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
When the Virginians attacked the Union ships in Chesapeake Bay
Battle Between Ironclads
Start of the civil war
April 14, 1861
a true martyr was lost to this cause
Norths reaction to John Browns death
Th senator of Illinois
Stephen A Douglas
Why southerners needed or had more slaves
In the south they had more crops and needed more labor work
Occurred around Pittsburg Landing and was a surprise attack, that was meant to reinforce the Union
Th Battle of Shiloh
seceded after the attack of Fort Sumter
4 Additional States
fears of greater conspiracy were realized
South's reaction to John Browns death