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Slavery
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War Geography
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List the 3 main causes of slavery
Slavery, states’ rights, sectionalism
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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 name of the new country formed by the states that seceded?
Confederate States of America
100
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
200
The Civil War lasted from:
1861-1865
200
The shaded states above shows
Slave States
200

Which president had a Reconstruction plan for after the war that was extremely forgiving to Southern states?

Who was Andrew Johnson?

200

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

What is the Battle of Bull Run

200
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
300
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states' rights
300
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
300

Which president had a Reconstruction plan that was centered around re-admitting Southern states to the Union?

Who was Abraham Lincoln?
300

In which battle did the Confederate troops win by tricking the Union into thinking they had more troops than they actually did?

What were the Seven Days' Battles?
300
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
400

Who led the raid on Harper's Ferry?

Who was John Brown?

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

Which battle was a Union victory by a slim margin as the Union only won because they had more troops?

The Battle of Antietam

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

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

Who was South Carolina?

500

What legislation officially ended slavery in all US states and territories?

What was the 13th Amendment?

500

What was the name of a Union general who led a monumental march to the sea?

Who was Sherman?

500

Which fort was the final Confederate fort that was conquered and solidified the Union win?

Vicksburg

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