Build up to War
What state was the first to leave the U.S. to form the Confederacy
South Carolina
The group of states that left the union was called what
The Confederate States
Someone who opposes the practice of slavery is a...
Abolitionists
Who raided Harpers Ferry to arm a slave rebellion in the south
John Brown
Ulysses S Grant used this strategy as he made his way to Vicksburg to separate sections of the south from one another
Anaconda Plan
Which group of people were targeted during the New York Draft Riots? Also what group was responsible
African Americans and Irish immigrants
The era in which the south was being built back up after the civil war
Reconstruction
This route provided shelter and supplies to escaped slaves trying to reach free states
The Underground Railroad
Who was the most popular general for the confederates in the civil war
Robert E Lee
Which general practiced total war and marched from Atlanta to Savannah
William T Sherman
Name two outcomes or verdicts that came from the Dred Scott case
African Americans could not be citizens/ Slave owners could bring their slaves to free states
Where did the Civil War end?
Appomattox Court House
This famous slave rebellion in 1831 led to laws that would be harsher to African Americans
Nat Turner
Who killed Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Which battle was considered a turning point in the Civil War
Gettysburg
What was the main cause of violence in Bleeding Kansas
Both pro and anti slavery groups traveling to Kansas to determine if the state will become free or slave
Name one battle won by the Union and one battle won by the Confederates
Confederates: Bull Run/Fort Sumpter
Union: Antietam, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Atlanta
This law forced Northerns to send back escaped slaves that reach free states
Fugitive Slave Acts
Who was the president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Which battle started the civil war
Fort Sumter
What was the point of the Missouri Compromise
Create a 36,30 line to evenly divide slave vs free states in the U.S. to try to prevent divison
Name 2/3 causes of the Civil War
Slavery, State Rights, Economics
This official document temporarily ended slavery in certain U.S. states
Emancipation Proclamation
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
This battle was Robert E Lee's FIRST attempted invasion of the North
Antietam