Causes of Conflict
This event was the final straw that led to succession
What is the election of Abraham Lincoln?
Who is a station master?
Cracker like food that could last for a long time in a soldier's bag
What is hardtack?
He was the President of the United States
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This was the first actually battle that marks the beginning of the Civil War
What is the attack on Fort Sumter?
Person who directly guided fugitive slaves
Who is a conductor?
What are tents?
He was the President of the Confederate States
Who is Jefferson Davis?
These were taxes on imported goods that created more hardship for the Southern States than the North, creating a greater rift between the two economies
What are tariffs?
Often called The Promised Land, where slaves would have to travel to be completely free
What is Canada?
The sound made by Confederate soldiers as they charged into battle to give themselves courage and to unsettle their enemies
He was the overall commander of the whole Confederate Army for the majority of the war
Who is Robert E. Lee?
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that brought to light the treatment of slaves
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
The place the escaping slaves traveled to, sometimes referred to as the Promised Land
What is Canada?
This command means to turn completely around
What is "about face?"
Called Moses by the people she helped
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This violent event took place at Harper's Ferry, Virginia by an abolitionist who led many uprisings
What is John Brown's Raid?
The name given to the Big Dipper to help escaping slaves find their way
What is the drinking gourd?
Along with written commands and drum signals, this method was used to communicate during battle
What is signaling the wig-wag?
Union General who served throughout the war but was the overall Commander at the end, accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?