Civil War People
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
President Lincoln believed it was illegal for the Southern states to do this, which means leave the union.
Secede
This document declared slaves in rebelling states were henceforward free
Emancipation proclamation
Union Strategy to blockade the south
Anaconda Plan
The first shots of the war were fired here
Fort Sumter
Turned down the job from the North Army to take full command of the South's Army
Who is General Robert E. Lee
Group of people opposed to slavery
What are abolitionists?
True or False: Lincoln only spoke for a few minutes at Gettysburg
True
This battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the war.
Gettysburg
A path of destruction across the southern state of Georgia
Shermans March to the Sea (total war)
This woman was one of the main conductors of the underground railroad.
Harriet Tubman
South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860
Secede / secession
In this speech Lincoln expressed the idea that the US could not survive half slave and half free
House divided speech
What part of the country were most Civil War battles fought?
The South
This was where President Lincoln was assassinated
Ford's Theatre
The abolitionist who attacked (RAIDed) the Army's arsenal of guns at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.
Who is John Brown?
What court case declared the Missouri Compromise Unconstitutional and ruled that slaves are property not citizens
Dred Scott v Sanford
This document encouraged the nation to continue fighting in order to protect democracy and equality
Gettysburg Address
First major battle, proved the war would not end quickly
What is the battle of Bull Run?
Slave States that remained in the union were called
Border States
Influenced people to support Abolition and indirectly led to Lincoln's election
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
What were two main issues that caused the Civil War.
the issue over states' rights; slavery, expansion of slavery, election of Lincoln,
Which amendment to the constitution abolished slavery?
13th amendment
After what battle did Lincoln had political motivation to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
Antietam
Robert E. Lee surrendered here in April 1865
Where is Appomattox, VA?