Civil War

Key Figures

100

The president of the United States during the Civil War who delivered the Emancipation Proclamation 

Abraham Lincoln

200

Confederate general who earned his nickname after holding his ground during the Battle of Bull Run

Stonewall Jackson

300

This Union general played a key role in the Civil War and would later become a president

Ulysses S. Grant

400

Confederate general who lead his army into the north to try for a treaty with the Union. Was also offered a role in the Union army but declined

Robert E. Lee

500

This Union leader was known for his March to the Sea and his scorched Earth policy

William Sherman

Causes

100

Southern plantation owners purchased many of these to tend to their cotton. They were freed during the war.

Slaves

200

In 1860 South Carolina became the first state to do this

Secede the union

300

This case ruled that slaves were property and had no right to freedom

Dred Scott Case

400

A set of laws that required escaped slaves be returned to the south or face punishment

Fugitive slave laws

500

The idea that states should have the right to decide on their own if they want to be a free or slave state

Popular sovereignty

Technology

100

The rapid technological change that took place mainly in the north with factories.

Industrialization

200

The Minie Ball Bullet was designed to improve this

Accuracy at distance

300

This allows for soldiers and supplies to travel at much greater speeds. The north has significantly more of these 

Railroads

400

This allows for people to see what was happening on the battlefield in great detail and changes the view of the war

Camera

500

This invention allowed for Lincoln to communicate directly with his generals on the battlefield

Telegraph

Medical

100

Many women joined the war efforts by becoming this

Nurses

200

Clara Barton created this after the Civil War

American Red Cross

300

This common practice played a large role in preventing soldiers from dying after an amputation

Hygiene

400

The Minie Ball Bullet flattens out once it hits anything lead to a lot of what during the Civil War

Amputations

500

More than 2/3 of deaths in the Civil War occurred because of this

Infection and disease

Misc

100

This term refers to soldiers in the Union Army

Yankee

200

The first battle of the Civil War where spectators came to watch

Battle of Bull Run

300

These boats were covered in a layer of metal to make them stronger in battles

Iron Clad

400

Slaves would make these to show how they lived, ways to escape, and share stories

Quilts

500

These people were anti slavery and tried many different things to end it

Abolitionist