Key Events
This was a secret system to help enslaved African Americans escape to the free states.
Underground Railroad
During the Civil War, this was the name the northern states gave themselves.
Union
This person was the President during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
This is when a line of ships is blocking enemies from gaining supplies.
Blockade
After the Civil War ended. What happened when Lincoln attended a play at Ford's Theater?
Lincoln was shot
Confederacy
This was a key general for the Union during the Civil War. (Hint: Chapter 4)
Ulysses S. Grant
This is a big farm
Plantation
This "bloody" event was when Americans fought violently over whether slavery should be legal in Kansas.
Bleeding Kansas
This word means to murder or kill someone for political reasons.
Assasinate
This was a key general for the Confederacy (Hint: Chapter 4)
Robert E. Lee
We celebrate this holiday in June to honor the day slavery was abolished in America.
Juneteenth
This speech was the speech Lincoln made AFTER the war was over. It was meant to reunite the nation.
Gettysburg Address
This word means to break away from the Union.
Secede/Secession
This man assassinated Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
This is a military blockade, designed to make a city surrender. (STARVE THEM OUT)
Siege
This was the official announcement Lincoln made during the Civil War calling for the freeing of slaves in states that were at war with the Union.
Emancipation Proclamation
This word means to eliminate or get rid of slavery.
Abolish
Name any one of the abolitionists that helped enslaved African Americans.
Frederick Douglas, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Tubman
This military plan was named after a snake because it would SQUEEZE the Confederacy like a huge snake.
Anaconda Plan