Civil War People
Abolitionist who used violent measures to fight against slavery.
John Brown
A series of safe routes and houses.
The Underground Railroad
South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860
Secession/Secede
Which side called themselves the Confederacy?
The South
The Union general who later became President
Ulysses S. Grant
Group of people who spoke out against slavery
Abolitionists
This event officially kicked off/started the Civil War.
Attack on Fort Sumter
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Name one of the two Southern advantages in the war.
Territory and Military
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He shot the President.
John Wilkes Booth
This amendment OFFICIALLY ended slavery in the U.S.
13th Amendment
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Lincoln's speech given on the battlefield/cemetery on November 19th, 1863.
The Gettysburg Address
Where did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
Pennsylvania
Commander of the Confederate Army
General Robert E. Lee
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The document that freed slaves only in the Southern states and allowed them to join the Union.
Emancipation Proclamation
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Who was ran against Lincoln in the Election of 1860?
Stephen Douglas
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Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
Appomattox Court House
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Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea"
William Sherman
Leaders who led slaves to safety were called this secret codename.
Conductor
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TRUE OR FALSE: Harriet Tubman was a nurse during the Civil War.
True
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Most deaths in the war were because of this reason.
Disease/infection
Well-known abolitionist who escaped slavery and later wrote many articles and speeches and gave advice to President Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
The rebuilding of the U.S. after the Civil War.
Reconstruction
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Who had the advantage regarding resources during the war?
North
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Sherman's March to Sea started in ______ and ended in _______.
Atlanta; Savannah
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