Causes & Events
What is an abolitionist?
What is: people that wanted to stop, or abolish, slavery
What were the 'North' and the 'South' each called in relation to the Civil War?
What is: the Union and the Confederacy
How many men were killed, wounded, or captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, which lasted only 3 days?
What is: over 45,000 men
What is another word for an 'amendment'?
What is: change
Which famous abolitionist wrote the newspaper called the Liberator?
What is: William Lloyd Garrison
Why was the invention of the cotton gin so problematic?
What is: it required more slaves to perform the labor needed to run it.
How many states were a part of the Union & what was the capital?
What is: 25 states and the capital was Washington D.C.
What date did the Civil War finally erupt and where was the battle fought?
What is: April 12, 1861 at Fort Sumter
What were Lincoln's two main goals during his presidency?
What is: 1) preserving the Union & 2) ending slavery in America
How many times did Frederick Douglass try to escape before he was finally free & where did he finally gain his freedom?
What is: 3 times & New York City
What was the name of the man that founded the Doctrine of Nullification, which argued in favor of states' rights?
What is: John C. Calhoun
How many states were part of the Confederacy & what were the capital(s)?
What is: 11 states & the capitals were Richmond, VA and Montgomery, AL
Which general had a more defensive war tactic?
What is: Robert E. Lee
What was the document called that was issued on January 1, 1863 and combined Lincoln's two goals into one purpose?
What is: the Emancipation Proclamation
What set Sojourner Truth apart from the other abolitionists we learned about?
What is: she sued the man that illegally sold her son; was one of the first African-American women to take a white man to court and win
What was the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
What is: Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state to maintain the balance of power in the United States
What was the main difference in the economy in the North and the South?
What is: the North had an industrial economy & the South had an agricultural economy
What other war did both Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee serve in?
What is: the Mexican American War
While Lincoln was president, the Southern states that had seceded were allowed to rejoin the Union, but only IF...
What is: they swore loyalty to America and if they ended slavery
What was so special about Harriet Tubman (besides that she escaped slavery)?
What is: she helped over 300 slaves get to freedom, was a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, was a nurse and spy for the Union Army
What were the FIVE MAIN CAUSES of the Civil War?
What is: the invention of the cotton gin, Missouri Compromise of 1820, states' rights, abolitionist movement, and Compromise of 1850
The idea that one's loyalties lay more with the state or region that one lives in rather than with the United States as a whole is called what?
What is: sectionalism
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg so important?
What is: Miss A decides if your answer is sufficient. :)
What was the Thirteenth Amendment?
What is: a bill proposing that slavery should be illegal everywhere
After slavery was abolished, what new cause did abolitionists fight for?
What is: gender equality