Causes
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
Who did the Confederacy choose as it's political leader?
Jefferson Davis
What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
In what part of the US were more battles fought?
South
What was the unrest over slavery issues in Kansas referred to as?
Bleeding Kansas
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
What was the name of the Union's strategy and what the 3 parts that comprised this strategy?
Anaconda Plan: Control the Mississippi, take the South's capital of Richmond, blockade Southern ports
Why did Uncle Tom’s Cabin anger northern abolitionists?
Because it depicted the evils of slavery
What did Lincoln do that gave slaves in the South the hope of freedom?
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Why did Lincoln replace McClellan?
He was too hesitant and not pro-active enough in battle
What was the bloodiest single day in the Civil War and approximately how many casualties were there?
Antietam, and about 23,000
What were the border states?
Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia
Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?
He wanted to steal weapons to start an anti-slavery rebellion
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
What was Lincoln's message to the South in his 1st Inaugural Address?
The outbreak of war would be in the South's hands
What battle was considered the overall bloodiest of the whole war?
Battle of Gettysburg
What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed.
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states' rights
Explain how slavery was ended
13th Amendment
Explain what happened on April 14, 1865
Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater
What was the turning point of the Battle of Gettysburg?
Pickett's charge
Along what river was the South split in two?
The Mississippi