Famous People/Places
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Underground Railroad
Things to Know!
100
He was the 16th president of the United States. He tried to keep the United States together during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
100
Another name for the northern states.
The Union.
100
The Underground Railroad was not really a railroad that was underground. What was it?
A secret way to freedom.
100
In the 1840s, the slave states were mostly in the ____________.
South
200
He was the general of the Confederate Army.
Robert E. Lee
200
A name that southerners gave to northerners.
Yankees
200
What was the Underground Railroad's main purpose?
To escape slavery
200
____________ were people who wanted to end slavery.
Abolitionists
300
He was the general of the Union army.
Ulysses S. Grant
300
A large farm where slaves worked.
Plantation
300
The nickname slaves gave to the Big Dipper.
Drinking gourd
300
The Civil War began with the Confederates taking over __________.
Fort Sumter
400
She was a former slave who traveled around and spoke about ending slavery.
Sojourner Truth
400
A name that northerners gave southerners.
Rebels
400
The nigh sky's guide to escaping slaves.
The North Star
400
After the Battle of _____________, President Lincoln gave an address about how important it was to win the war and bring the nation back together.
Gettysburg
(BONUS: Gettysburg is in Pennsylvania)
500
She was the founder of the American Red Cross and a Civil War nurse.
Clara Barton
500
Another name for the southern states.
The Confederacy/The Confederate states
500
She helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
500
The last official battle of the Civil War was the Battle of ________.
(The Confederate army surrendered, and the war was over.)
Appomattox
