North & South
Who the Union Army represented.
The North
This cash crop was very important to the economy of the south.
Cotton
This person led the Union Army.
Abraham Lincoln, General Meade, or Ulysses Grant
A lot of southern states wanted to withdraw from the Union, or ___________.
secede
What battle was considered the "turning point" of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
Who the Confederate Army represented.
The South.
Agreement that stated any state added above Missouri's southern border would be a free state, and any added below would be a slave state.
Missouri Compromise
The name of the person who led the Confederate Army.
General Lee
The conflict between the states in the North and South in the mid-1800s
Civil War
In what part of the US did most battles occur: North or South?
South
This southern state was the first to secede from the Union in 1860.
South Carolina
The North relied on factories and industry for their economy, while the South relied on what?
Agriculture and Farming
This army had a difficult time keeping a commander throughout the war.
The Union Army.
People helped slaves escape to freedom along this.
Underground Railroad
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North).
What about the southern states made slavery seem necessary?
Mostly agricultural and needed labor to help grow crop.
Network of safehouses that provided a way for runaway slaves to escape north into free states and Canada.
Who gave the Emancipation Proclamation speech?
Abraham Lincoln
A person who wanted to end slavery
Abolitionist
What were some of the effects of the war in the southern states?
Devastation. Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed.
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
These were states that were still part of the Union but allowed slavery.
Border states.
President Lincoln's top priority during his time as leader of the Union.
Reunite the southern states with the Union
The United States as one country is also called this.
Union
What were the effects of the war in the northern states?
Since most of the battles were fought in the south, the northern states did not suffer nearly as much.