Road to the Civil War
This group wanted to end slavery immediately.
Abolitionists
Formerly enslaved abolitionist man known for powerful speeches and writing.
Frederick Douglass
The first battle that showed the Civil War would not be short or easy.
First Battle of Bull Run
Which side had a larger population and more factories?
The Union (North)
This document changed the purpose of the war to include ending slavery.
The Emancipation Proclamation
The novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin increased opposition to slavery mainly in this region.
The North
Abolitionist and women’s rights activist who delivered the “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech.
Sojourner Truth
The bloodiest single day of the Civil War.
Antietam
Which side relied heavily on agriculture and enslaved labor?
The Confederacy (South)
Laws that allowed the Union to seize enslaved people used by the Confederacy.
The Confiscation Acts
This 1854 law allowed settlers to vote on slavery in new territories.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
This abolitionist led a failed raid at Harpers Ferry.
John Brown
This 1863 battle stopped Lee’s invasion of the North.
Gettysburg
This Union strategy aimed to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River.
The Anaconda Plan
Northern Democrats who opposed the war were called this.
Copperheads
Violence between pro- and anti-slavery settlers in Kansas was known as this.
Bleeding Kansas
The Confederate general who led invasions of the North.
Robert E. Lee
Union victory here gave control of the Mississippi River.
Vicksburg
The first ironclad naval battle was between these two ships.
The Monitor and the Merrimac
This 1862 law gave free land to settlers willing to farm it.
The Homestead Act
This Supreme Court decision ruled that enslaved people were not citizens.
The Dred Scott Decision
The Union general who later became president and led total war strategy.
Ulysses S. Grant
The location where Lee surrendered, ending the Civil War.
Appomattox Court House
This strategy, used by General Sherman, targeted not just armies, but civilian infrastructure to weaken the South.
Total War
This event shocked the nation shortly after the war ended.
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln