Causes
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
Who was the President of the US during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Time period before the Civil War?
Antebellum
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
How did the government try and fix the tensions between the North & South?
Compromise of 1850
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
What is the document that showed GA's efforts to preserve the Union?
Georgia Platform
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
States Rights
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
What was the bloodiest single day in the Civil War?
Antietam
How did slaves resist?
Running away, breaking tools, and pretending to be sick
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
What is when a state can invalidate a law that they see as constitutional?
Nullification
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
Gettysburg Address
What battle occurred in NW Georgia, and Union Armies were turned away
Chickamauga
What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed, slaves were freed in the former Confederacy
What were the tensions that grew between Northern and Southern states?
Tariffs, state's rights, and expansion of slavery
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
What is it called when states can decide if they will have slavery or not?
Popular Sovereignty
Who got slave trade prohibited in Washington DC
The North