leaders
president of the Union
who is Abraham Lincoln
The first battle that began the Civil War?
what is Fort Sumter
People didn’t believe in slavery.
who are abolitionists?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
one effect of the civil war was the continuation of slavery.
What is False
major Union General.
who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The “turning point” of the war?
what is Gettysburg, PA
Invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves
who is Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin?
abolitionists
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
Name two new technological advancements that were created for the war.
What is rifles, minié balls, hand grenades, land mines, and ironclad ships?
two major Confederate Generals?
who is Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
The bloodiest single day in the Civil War?
what was Antietam
He wanted to steal weapons to start an anti-slavery rebellion
Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?
made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
What is immigrate to family.
What did newly freed slaves do after the war?
the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
what is the Emancipation Proclamation
The name of the union strategy to surround the South and strangle it
what was the Anaconda Plan
Because it depicted the evils of slavery.
Why did Uncle Tom’s Cabin anger northern abolitionists?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad.
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?
Because some extremists wanted to end the plans of reuniting the union.
Why was president Lincoln assassinated?
assasinated by John Wilkes Booth
who is abraham lincoln
One of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
what is the Appomattox Courthouse.
On sept. 2 1864 this generals troops occupied Atlanta
who is sherman
had the largest population of enslaved african americans of any state in the Confederacy...
What is Virginia
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed. The results of the fighting were devastating.
What were some effects of the war on the South?