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Nation Divided
Slavery
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100
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beacher Stowe
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
100

In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?

South

200

What was one strength of the Confederacy?

Well Trained Officers, Fighting for their Homes, Grew Up Riding Horses and Hunting

200
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
200

What was the name of President Lincoln and General Winfield Scott's plan for winning the war?

Anaconda Plan

200
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
200

The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.

Northern; Southern

300

Why did Uncle Tom’s Cabin anger northern abolitionists?

Because it depicted the evils of slavery

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

Name one major Confederate General?

Robert E. Lee, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

300

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

The Battle of Bull Run.

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

What was a strength of the Union?

They had larger population and more resources, they grew most of the country's food, they had more railroads to move soldiers/supplies.

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

This was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War.

The Battle of Antietam

400

About how many women served as army nurses during the Civil War?

3,000

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

About how many African Americans served in the army and navy during the Civil War?

About 200,000