Famous People
Which president, from NC, was in favor of western expansion?
Who was James Polk?
This word means when a state leaves the Union.
What is secede?
This side of the war had almost three times as many people.
What is the Union?
The nickname of the NC soldiers.
What is the Tarheels?
Who designed and built the Albemarle?
Who is Gilbert Elliot?
He was the president of the Confederate States.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
These people wanted to end slavery (general term).
Who were the abolitionists?
How many people lived in the North?
What is over 22 million?
They won the battle of Manassas.
Who were the Confederates?
Who did Sherman hope to receive help from?
What is Union sympathizers?
She led many people "through" the Underground Railroad.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A slave was called this if he/she escaped.
What is a fugitive?
The age that men were required to sign up for military service.
What is 18?
They won the battle of Antietam.
Who was neither side?
These goods ran short during the Civil War in NC.
What are salt, sugar, coffee, and cloth?
Slave who led a slave rebellion against slave owners, was captured and killed.
Who was Nate Turner?
If you fought for the South, you were called a...
What is a Confederate?
In what year were African Americans allowed to serve in the Union army?
What is 1863?
What did Sherman's army accomplish?
What is cutting off the lower South?
The Union launched raids on North Eastern NC by...
What is launching raids on Eastern towns and cities?
Former slave who became a famous speaker against slavery.
Who was Frederick Douglas?
Rules that kept slaves from leaving the plantations or learning to read.
What are the slave codes?
She founded the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?
On the day of _____________ Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head by ______________________.
What is April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth?
This fort in Wilmington protected the port.
What is Fort Fisher?