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Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beacher Stowe
What were people who didn't believe in slavery called
Abolitionists
Who was the Union president
Abraham Lincoln
What battle began the war
The battle of Fort Sumter
Where were most of the battles fought
In the South
Who raided Harper's Ferry
John Brown
What invention sped up cotton harvesting
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
Who was the major Union general
Ulysses S. Grant
What battle was a "turning point" in the war
The battle of Gettysburg
The Union was what part of America
The North
Why did Uncle Tom's Cabin anger Northern Abolitionists
It depicted the evils of slavery
Why were slaves not needed in the Northern economy
The north relied on industry
Who were the two major confederate generals
Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
What was the single bloodiest day of the Civil War
The battle of Antietam
Who won the Civil War
The North (Union)
Why did John Brown raid Harper's Ferry
To steal weapons and start a rebellion
The South relied on agriculture
What was the title of Lincoln's speech to free slaves
The Emancipation Proclamation
What was the name of the Union's strategy
The Anaconda Plan
What were some effects of the Civil War on the South
What other major issue increased tension in America
States' rights
What did Harriet Tubman do to contribute to the Civil War
She created the underground railroad
How did Lincoln die
He was assassinated while watching a play
What battle caused the Confederacy to surrender
The battle of Appomattox Courthouse
Along what river was the south divided or split
The Mississippi