Causes
Slavery
Leaders
Battles
War Geography
100
List the 2 main causes of slavery
Slavery & states’ rights
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
Who raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
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 was the name of the new country formed by the states that seceded?
Confederate States of America
200
What Union general was relieved of his duties because he was too hesitant in battle?
General McClellan
300
The Civil War lasted from (year - year):
1861-1865
300
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
300
Who were two major Confederate Generals?
Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
300
Which side fired the first shots of the Civil War?
Confederate soldiers at Fort Sumter
300
Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant?
The courthouse in Appomattox, VA
400
Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?
He wanted to steal weapons to arm abolitionists.
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
What major victory provided Lincoln with the confidence to sign the Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Vicksburg, MS
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 Dred Scott and how did he contribute to the Civil War?
Dred Scott was an enslaved African American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom
500
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
500
What does each color on the map represent?
Blue = Union / free states
Red = Confederate states
Gray = Border states (slave states that did NOT leave the Union)
Green = territories
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