Causes of Civil War
North vs. South
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Turning Point
100

The major issue that caused the Civil War

Slavery

100

Side that wanted to end slavery

North/Union

100

First battle location

Fort Sumter

100

Number of days the battle lasted

3 days

100

Moment when things change

Turning point

200

Ideas that states make their own decisions

States' rights

200

Side that wanted to keep slavery

South/Confederacy


200

Name of the war that was started at Fort Sumter

Civil War

200

Direction the South was trying to move

North

200

Battle that changed the war/became the turning point

Battle of Gettysburg

300

System the South depended on for farming

Slavery

300

General of the Confederacy

Robert E. Lee

300

State Fort Sumter is located

South Carolina

300

Days the Battle of Gettysburg lasted

July 1-3, 1863

300

Side winning before Gettysburg

South/Gettysburg
400

Type of economy in the North

Industrial

400

General of the Union

Ulysses S. Grant

400

Side that attacked first

South/Confederacy

400

Result for the South after Gettysburg

Retreat/loss

400

What the North gained after Gettysburg

Advantage/momentum