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100
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beacher Stowe
100
abolitionist
People who didn't believe in slavery were called what?
100
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
Who was the President of the Union and who was the President of the Confederacy?
100
Fort Sumter
What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
100
South
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
200
Dred Scott
Which slave sued for freedom for him and his wife?
200
Cotton gin
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
200
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the major Union General?
200
Gettysburg
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
200
Northern; Southern
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
300
Because it depicted the evils of slavery
Why did Uncle Tom’s Cabin anger northern abolitionists?
300
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
300
Robert E. Lee and Thomas Stonewall Jackson
Who were two major Confederate Generals?
300
Bull Run
Which battle was the first step in the Anaconda Plan?
300
The Union (North)
Who won the Civil War?
400
They wanted to keep slavery
Why did some states seceded from the United States of America?
400
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
400
The Emancipation Proclamation
What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
400
A Union General who led a campaign from Atlanta to Savannah. He ordered troops to burn and destroy everything on the way.
Who was Sherman and what was the March to Sea?
400
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed.
What were some effects of the war on the South?
500
The issue of states' rights
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
500
cotton
What main crop was grown in the South?
500
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
How did Lincoln die?
500
Appomattox Courthouse
What was one of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
500
Because most of the battles were fought in the South, the North did not suffer nearly as much
What were the effects of the war on the North?