People (During Civil War)
President of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
Massachusetts Congressman and abolitionist brutally beaten with a cane by Congressman Preston Brooks of SC
Charles Sumner
The Civil War began when confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston. What state is this?
South Carolina
Abraham Lincoln issued this and declared all enslaved people would be free
Emancipation Proclamation
Name of the general who came to Galveston, TX to free the remaining slaves.
Gordon Granger
This woman led enslaved people to freedom before the Civil War
Harriet Tubman
Former slave and leader of the abolitionist movement
Frederick Douglass
Federal Arsenal located here
Harper's Ferry
The Civil War was fought because of....
slavery
This holiday marks the formal end of slavery
Juneteenth
He was the most successful union general during the Civil War
General Ulysses Grant
Abolitionist who took over Harper's Ferry. His goal was to arm slaves in their struggle for freedom
John Brown
Capital of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA
The 15th Amendment sates....
the right to vote should not be denied to anyone based on race.
President Joe Biden
He was the most successful confederate general during the Civil War
General Robert E. Lee
Ran against Abraham Lincoln. He believed in popular sovereignty
Stephen Douglas
This region would decide for itself to be slave or free.
Kansas-Nebraska Region
All citizens are guaranteed equal rights under the law.
14th Amendment
Former US COngresswoman who advocated for this to become a national holiday
Sheila Jackson Lee
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
He assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre
John Wilkes Booth
Site of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Located in Maryland
Antietam
The authority of the government comes from the consent of the people.
Popular Sovereignty