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The time period Before the Civil War

What is Antebellum?

100
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
100
Who was the President of the Union and who was the President of the Confederacy?
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
100
What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
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In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
200

Term for the North and South having two unique ways of life.

What is Sectionalism?

200
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
200
Who was the major Union General?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
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The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
300

The election of the President caused Southerners to be worried slaves would be taken away from them.

Who is Lincoln?

300
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
300

Who was the lead Confederate General?

Robert E. Lee 

300

Bloodies single day of the Civil War.

What is Battle of Antietam?

300
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
400

The law passed in the United states that caused Maine to be admitted into the USA as a FREE state

What is Missouri Compromise?

400
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
400
What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
400

At Fort Sumter this side was fired upon while taking refuge inside the Fort.

Who is the Union?

400
What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed. The results of the fighting were devastating.
500
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states' rights
500
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad
500
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
500
What was one of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
500
What were the effects of the war on the North?
Because most of the battles were fought in the South, the North did not suffer nearly as much