Causes Of The War
This compromise admitted California as a free state and included a stricter fugitive slave law.
The compromise of 1850
On July 21st 1861, Virginia. The first battle of the Civil war.
Bull run
I'm the President of the US during this time. Who am I?
Abraham Lincoln
this Amendment officially ended slavery in the U.S.
The 13th Amendment
This secret system helped slaves escape to the north underground.
The Underground Railroad
The 1854 act allowed popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska, leading to violent conflict.
The Kansas-Nebraska act
This battle in 1862 was the bloodiest day of the civil war and led President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Battle of Antietam
I'm the President of the Confederate states. Who am I?
Jefferson Davis
These laws were passed in the south after the Civil war to restrict the rights to freedmen.
The Black Codes/The Jim Crow Laws
He escaped slavery and became a famous speaker and write for abolition.
Frederick douglass
This supreme court decision ruled that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress couldn't ban slavery in the territories.
The Dred Scott decision
The battle of ______ lasted 3 days. From July 1st to July 3rd 1863. This battle was in Pennsylvania.
The battle of Gettysburg
I was Abraham Lincoln's vice president and became the 17th president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Who am I?
Andrew Johnson
This amendment gave black men the right to vote, although many southern states still found ways to block them
The 15th Amendment
Abraham Lincoln gave this speech to free slaves in Confederate states.
The Emancipation Proclamation
This Party formed in the 1850s, opposed the expansion of slavery and supported Abraham Lincoln in 1860.
The Republican Party
The battle of _______ was one of the first major victories for the union. The battle took place in 1862, February 11-16th, Tennessee.
The Battle of Fort Donelson
I was the Secretary Of State from 1861 to 1869 under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Who am I?
William H. Seward
This group helped freed slaves with education, food, and jobs after the war.
The Freedmen's Bureau
This amendment said anyone born in the US is a citizen and gets equal rights.
The 14th amendment
Southern states, starting with South Carolina departed from the Union forming the Confederate states. What is this called?
Secession
Jefferson Davis invaded ____, Mississippi a fortress port along the Mississippi river. The confederate lost this battle and it gave the Union control of the crucial supply line of the River.
The battle of Vicksburg
I'm an American lawyer and a statesman who represented Massachusetts from 1852 to 1871. I'm also known for the caning of ______. Who am I?
Charles sumner
These laws put the south under military rule and forced them to follow new rules.
The Reconstruction Acts
This escaped slave helped lead hundreds of others to freedom and worked as a spy during the civil war.
Harriet Tubman