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Economy
Battles
Causes of the War
Causes & Laws
Important People
100
This was the type of farming the South had, before the Civil War.
Agriculture/Farming
100
This battle Started the Civil War.
the Battle of Fort Sumter
100
The Northern states did not see a need for slavery, the South needed slavery to sustain(keep) their economy.
different economies.
100
This woman wrote this book about the realities of slavery. It caused many people in the north to consider just how bad slavery was. It outraged southern slave owners. This is a two response answer and a DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom's Cabin
100
This man was the President of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
200
Manufacturing was this region's major source of income.
the North.
200
This was the turning point of the Civil War and was a major victory for the Union
the Battle of Gettysburg
200
11 Southern States seceded after the election of this man.
Abraham Lincoln
200
This law required people to return runaway slaves to be returned to their owners, even if they were found in a free state.
the Fugitive Slave Act
200
The man was the President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
300
The southern portion of the country needed these to keep their economy thriving. Without them, the goods create by the south would be way more expensive and the South would loose money.
slaves
300
This was the name for several "battles" that occured in the state of Georgia. General Sherman marched his troops from Atlanta to Savannah burning and destroying everything in their path.
Sherman's March to the Sea
300
Southern States wanted the right to decide if certain laws should be handled at the state level. Northerners wanted the outlaw of slavery to be illegal. The south wanted this.
States' Rights
300
This Compromise allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state
Missouri Compromise
300
This man was the leader of the Confederate Army
Robert E. Lee
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!! This was a machine that made removing the seeds from cotton far more efficient.
What is the cotton gin.
400
This was not a battle, but the end of the Civil War. General Lee surrendered to General Grant in this town.
Appomattox Court House
400
This decision claimed that slaves traveling with their owners in free states were not citizens, but property and they were not free, even though they were in free states.
Dred Scott case
400
This document claimed to free the slaves.
the emancipation proclamation
400
This man was the Commander of the Union Army, after two other men were very unsuccessful.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
500
These were used to transport cotton from locations in the south to the north.
a steam boat.
500
This was the first major battle of the Civil War. It was a major victory for the South.
the Battle of Bull Run
500
This man led an attack on Harper's Ferry that caused unrest in the South.
John Brown
500
After Abraham Lincoln's election, some states did this in fear of having slavery federally outlawed.
band
500
This man was known for his courage. He was a confederate general at the battle of Bull Run, in Manassas, Virginia
Stonewall Jackson