Vocabulary
to cut off or remove
amputate
escaped slave who helped other slaves gain their freedom
Harriet Tubman
How did the economies of the North and South differ?
North: industries and factories
South: Farming
What was the network of people, homes, and hideouts that slaves in the southern United States used to escape to freedom called?
The Underground Railroad
What is the only letter that doesn't appear in any U.S. state name?
Q
the random selection of men who would join the army
draft
abolitionist who was an advisor for Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
Why did men originally want to join the war?
They thought of it as an opportunity for excitement and adventure, and a break from their hard every day lives
What were the two "sides" of the war? (not North and South)
Union and Confederacy
What is the name of Harry Potter's pet owl?
Hedwig
holiday celebrating the freedom of the slaves
Juneteenth
President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
What novel was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that educated people on the horrors of slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What was the "final straw" for the south?
When Abraham Lincoln was elected
It shocked the world when the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to this NBA team.
LA Lakers
someone who fought to get rid of slavery
abolitionist
top general of the Union army
Ulysses S. Grant
How many states seceded from the Union? What was the first state to secede?
11; South Carolina
How did the telegraph and railroads affect the Civil War?
Telegraph helped communication and railroads allowed people and goods to travel faster
Who won the Women's College Basketball March Madness tournament?
UConn
to set free
emancipation
top General of the Confederate army
Robert E. Lee
What was the executive order made by President Lincoln ended slavery?
The Emancipation Proclamation
When, where, and how did the Civil War end?
1865, the Appomattox Court House, the Confederates surrendered
What is the largest land animal?
elephant