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Abraham Lincoln
Who was the president of Union during the Civil war
The first attack that started the American Civil war was located in South Carolina at...
Where was Fort Sumter
This speech was given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863 to dedicate a Union cemetery. In this short speech he spoke about ideas of liberty and equality.
What is the Gettysburg Address
Regional loyalty - making decisions for your region instead of thinking what’s best for the whole country.
What is Sectionalism
A Mississippi senator elected as the president of the Confederate States of America.
Who was Jefferson Davis
These states were known for their growing industries.
What are the Northern states or the North.
The first major battle where Confederate General Thomas Jackson got the nickname Stonewall Jackson because of his efforts to keep his troops strong was ...
What was the Battle of Bull Run
A tax on imports
What is a tarrif
Who was Ulysses S. Grant
These states were known for plantations and cash crops.
What are the Southern states or the South.
On the afternoon of April 9, 1865, General Lee met General Grant to surrender at...
What is the Appomattox Court House
to abolish something
what is to get rid of
A leader of the underground railroad and later a Union nurse, cook and spy.
Who is Harriet Tubman
States that abolished slavery were known as...
What is a free state
On April 14, 1865, just five days after the surrender, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, or murdered, by
Who is John Wilkes Booth
To leave or separate from a nation in order to become an independent country...
What is to secede
Union officer from Virginia who later was chosen to lead the Southern army.
Who was General Robert E. Lee
President Lincoln was assassinated at...
Where is Fords Theater
President Lincoln wrote this document in order to free some of the South's enslaved people. It later expanded the goals of the war to include freeing ALL enslaved people.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
The underground railroad
What is people who helped those in slavery escape through pathways leading to the North.