Causes of the War
This issue was one of the biggest causes of the Civil War.
What is slavery?
This side was called the Union.
What is the North
He was the president of the Union
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This war was fought between the North and the South from 1861 to 1865.
What is the Civil War
Many men joined the army to become these.
What are soldiers
The North and South disagreed about whether new states would allow this.
What is slavery?
This side was called the Confederacy
What is the South?
He was the president of the Confederacy.
Who is Jefferson Davis
This attack started the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter
Women often worked as these to help injured soldiers.
What are nurses
Some people believed states should have the power to make their own laws.
What are states’ rights?
The North had more of these places to make weapons and supplies.
What are factories
She was a famous nurse known as the “Angel of the Battlefield.”
Who is Clara Barton
This 1863 battle was a major turning point in the war.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
This underground system helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
What is the Underground Railroad
This election in 1860 helped lead Southern states to leave the Union.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The South depended mostly on this kind of work.
What is farming/agriculture
He was a famous African American leader who escaped slavery and helped others do the same.
Who is Harriet Tubman
This speech by Abraham Lincoln honored soldiers who died in battle.
What is the Gettysburg Address
A lack of food, clothing, and supplies is called this.
What is a shortage
When Southern states left the Union, it was called this.
What is secession
The Union wanted to do this to the United States.
What is keep the country together
He was the Union general who later became president
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
This document said enslaved people in Confederate states were free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
After the war, the South had to rebuild during this time period.
What is Reconstruction