North and South
What was a major cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
The people who fought to end slavery were called:
Abolitionists
Who became the president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
Who was the Confederate General?
Robert E. Lee
Who fought in the Civil War?
Confederates and the Union
Why did the South believe in slavery?
They needed help with crops and they did not have to pay the slaves.
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
Union General
In the 1850s, the South wanted to secede from the Union. What does "secede" mean?
Leave the Union
Why did the North believe slavery was wrong?
Many northerners felt it was wrong for one person to
own another.
President Lincoln claimed that the Civil War was being fought to?
Preserve the Union
Who was the Confederate General that got his nickname at the first battle of Bull Run when he told his men to stand tall?
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Why did the southern states want to leave the Union? (2 reasons)
1. They wanted to continue to have slaves.
2. They wanted to protect states' rights
Why do you think Uncle Tom’s Cabin was so powerful?
It made people aware of slavery and got people talking about slavery
Who did Jefferson Davis appoint as commander of the army?
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee surrendered here to Union General Ulysses S. Grant.
Appomattox Court House, VA
What was the economy in the South?
What was the economy in the North?
South- Farming/ agriculture
North- Industry
Who was the abolitionist that wanted to end slavery?
John Brown
For what occasion did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?
The dedication of a national cemetery.
The turning point of the Civil War and where President Lincoln gave his famous speech after the battle.
Gettysburg, PA