N vs. S
The economy of the south was based on ___.
agriculture / cotton
Someone who tried to end slavery was called ___.
an abolitionist
The civil war started when the ___ fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
south
The Emancipation Proclamation's effects were __, __, and __.
giving slaves a motivation to escape to the north, giving the north's army more soldiers, reducing the south's labor force
The "border states" were __.
states where slavery was legal, but didn't secede from the United States
___ provided cheap labor for factories in the north.
immigrants
The Underground Railroad was a group of ___ who helped ____.
volunteers , slaves escape to freedom in Canada
Most battles in the civil war were fought in the _.
south
After the war states had __ power than they had before the war.
less
The border states didn't secede because __.
most people didn't have slaves or support slavery, it wasn't an important part of their economy
Slavery was made illegal in the north first because __.
it wasn't important for the economy of the north
People tried to end slavery by __, ___, and __.
holding rallies, giving speeches, writing articles, printing newspapers and magazines, organizing conferences, manumission
The siege of __ gave the north control of the Mississippi river.
Vicksburg
The war affected the economy of the __ more than that of the __.
south, north
The election of 1864 was important because __.
Lincoln won, so the war continued. If he had lost the war may have ended and the states remain divided
Most free citizens in the south (did / didn't) have slaves.
didn't
The presidential election of 1860 was important because __.
Lincoln was elected president based on promises of ending slavery
"Siege" means to _.
surround a town cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
True or False?
All slaves in the United States were immediately freed at the end of the war.
False
The __ won the battle of Gettysburg.
north
The __ was better prepared to fight a war than the __.
north, south
Some states where slavery was legal reacted to Lincoln's election by ___, while others __.
seceding from the United States, didn't
Some war crimes committed during the civil war included __.
killing civilians and prisoners of war, destroying civilian homes, shops, and farms, ...
To legally end slavery in the United States the ___ had to be changed
constitution
Slavery was formally ended by __.
the 13th amendment to the constitution