Vocab
people who worked to bring an end to slavery
Abolitionists
What was John Brown's Raid?
An abolitionist planned a raid of the US arsenal in order to start a slave rebellion.
Which group of states seceded (left) the Union to form the Confederacy?
Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States of America
13th Amendment
She helped to free over 100,000 slaves and nicknamed the Conductor of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
the withdrawal of a state from the union
To Secede or Secession
Which 1852 novel increased Northern opposition to slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Which statement about the North is TRUE?
A. More experienced military leaders
B. More agricultural production
C. More enslaved workers
D. More manufacturing capabilities
D. More manufacturing capabilities
Amendment that gave African American men the right to vote
15th Amendment
She was a nurse for the union during the civil war and the Founder of the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution
Fugitive
What was the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
It allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine as a free state
The first major battle of the American Civil War was _________.
the Battle of Bull Run
an order issued by Abraham Lincoln declaring slaves in all rebelling states were free
Emancipation Proclamation
He was the general of the Union Army when Robert E. Lee surrendered at the Appomattox Courthouse
Ulysses S. Grant
laws passed to restrict the rights of freed African Americans
Black Codes
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
Allowed settlers in those two territories to determine whether or not to permit slavery by popular vote.
What was the official start of the Civil War?
Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
What were the major economic difference between the North and South?
Hint: types of industry
South: Agriculture/Farms
North: Factories
He was an enslaved man who sued for his freedom. He lost the case and the court ruled that enslaved people were not citizens and could not sue in federal court
Dred Scott
period of time after the Civil War intended to rebuild the United States
Reconstruction
What was the Compromise of 1850?
Made California a free state and gave the South the Fugitive Slave Act.(This forced the North to help capture escaped slaves.)
The MAJORITY of the Civil War was fought-
in the South
Amendment that granted citizenship to African Americans
14th Amendment
He was a freed slave and an abolitionist who fought for African American civil rights.