Vocabulary
Does "defeat" mean that a team wins or loses a game?
It means loses
The name for the northern states during the Civil War
The Union
When the southern states succeeded, they called themselves the __________________________
Confederate States of America
When Southern states decided to leave the Union, it was called _________________
succeeding
People who guided escaped slaves to freedom were known as ________________
conductors
When something grows bigger does it expand or contract?
It expands
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
It was the sight of the first battle of the Civil War.
Fort Sumter
Many enslaved Africans escaped to freedom using this
The Underground Railroad
What was the document written by Abraham Lincoln that ended slavery?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What is a word that means a way a state or country makes and spends money?
He was the general of the Confederate army
Robert E. Lee
One of the worst battles of the war, and one of the few fought in the north. Later, President Lincoln gave a famous speech there.
Gettysburg
After losing several battles to the Confederates, President Lincoln asked this man to lead the Union army
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the main reason the Southern states succeeded from the Union?
controversy over slavery
What word in our country's name means to keep together?
United
She led many enslaved people to freedom on the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman
A large farm in the south that had many enslaved people
Plantation
The war ended when General Lee did this at Appomatax Courthouse in Virginia
Surrendered to General Grant
Name two differences between the southern states and the northern states
slavery, large farms, factories, railroads, ports
When something is important or means a lot, it is said to have a lot of _____________ to someone
value
She was known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" because she helped soldiers.
Clara Barton
The side that had more factories, railroads and small farms.
The north
June 19th is known as Juneteenth because of what event?
The news of the end of slavery in Texas
What is the name for someone who was against slavery?
Abolitionist