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Causes
Slavery
Leaders
North & South
War Geography
100
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beacher Stowe
100
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
100

Who was the President of the Union?

Abraham Lincoln 

100

The south relied mostly on the  ___________ industry to earn money. 

Agriculture 

100
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
200

How many copies of  the book 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' sold in the first two years?

Over 1 million

200
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
200

Who was the President of the Confederacy? 

Jefferson Davis

200

Name 2 things the south grew on their plantations:

Cotton, sugar, rice, tobacco, hemp

200
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
300

What was brought to light through the book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin?"

The evils of slavery

300
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
300

Who was one major Confederate General?

Robert E. Lee OR Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

300

Who had more public schools, the North or the South?

North

300
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
400

What "compromise" agreement made in 1787 contributed decades later to the start of the Civil War?

The 3/5 Compromise which counted a black person as 3/5 of a person for representation in the House. 

400
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
400
What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
400

Who had a greater population, the North or the South?

The North

400
What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed. The results of the fighting were devastating.
500
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states' rights
500
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad
500
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
500

Approximately how much money did the North spend on the war? 

6 billion

500
What were the effects of the war on the North?
Because most of the battles were fought in the South, the North did not suffer nearly as much