Lingo
Which side was referred to as Yankees?
The North
President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln
The act of owning someone, and forcing them to do labor.
Slavery
Who assassinated Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Who was assassinated before the war ended?
Abraham Lincoln
The official name for the Confederacy was...
The Confederate States of America
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Import taxes are called:
Tariffs
Men are required to sign up and fight in war, this is called:
The Draft
Which side was destroyed economically?
The South
What is a Tariff?
A tax on imported goods or products
Main Union General
Ulysses S. Grant
States wanted power over themselves, this is called:
States Rights
The document that freed most slaves
Emancipation Proclamation
Did Federal or State government become more powerful?
Federal
Name two nicknames for Southern soldiers
Rebels, Rebs, Johnny Reb, Confederates
Main Confederate General
Robert E. Lee
Conflict over the balance of free and slave states
Balance of Power
Rebuilding the country after the war was called:
Reconstruction
How many died in the Civil War, in total?
620,000
What was it called when merchant ships would escape blockades?
Blockade Running
Lincoln's Vice President
Andrew Johnson
This state did what, when Lincoln was elected?
South Carolina seceded
Southern states hoped Europe would help with the war, because they needed cotton. This was called:
Cotton Diplomacy
Overall, how much did the war cost?
$15 Billion