President Lincoln
Lincoln's primary goal upon becoming President of the United States was preserving this-
The Union
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued a few days after the Battle of Antietam on September 22, 1862, by this person-
Abraham Lincoln
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
President Lincoln believed it was illegal for the Sothern states to do this, which means to leave the Union
Secede
Even that kicked off the Civil War with the first shots fired-
Fort Sumter
When President Lincoln said "Four Score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation", he was referring to this significant historical document created in 1776-
Declaration of Independence
The Emancipation Proclamation allowed African American men to volunteer and fight as part of this Army-
Union Army
This woman was one of the main conductors of the Underground Railroad-
Harriet Tubman
Purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
Balance number free states versus slave states to prevent the Civil War
This battle was the bloodiest one day battle of the war
Battle of Antietam
Abraham Lincoln was first elected to the presidency in this year-
1860
As of January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared that slaves, "shall be then, thenceforward, and forever,"-
Free
Main Union General
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the issue that the US Supreme Court had to answer in the Dred Scott v Sanford case?
Whether or not Dred Scott had the right to remain as a freed man because he had lived in the South
This is the place where Lee surrendered to Grant
Appomattox Court House
After Lincoln was elected President in 1860 this state seceded-
South Carolina
Prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union was fighting the Civil War to preserve the Union, after the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union was also fighting the Civil War to abolish this-
Slavery
Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea"
William Sherman
What was the 36-30 Parallel?
Invisible line that crossed below Missouri that split the country. North is free and South were slave states
This battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the war
Gettysburg
On November 19, 1863, President Lincoln gave this short speech, one of the most significant in US history-
Gettysburg Address
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War (3 days)-
Battle of Gettysburg
Led a slave rebellion to rob an armory and was hung for treason-
John Brown
First state to secede from the Union following Lincoln's election
South Carolina
Battle that gave the North control of the Mississippi River
Vicksburg