Important People
President of the United States during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
Act that said runaway slaves legally had to be returned to their "master"
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Battle that began the Civil War
Battle of Fort Sumter
Year that the Civil War began
1861
Did the Emancipation Proclamation free ALL enslaved people?
No
President of the Confederate States
Jefferson Davis
Prohibited slavery in territories north of the 36°30’ latitude
Missouri Compromise
Bloodiest day of the Civil War
Battle of Antietam
Year that the Civil War ended
1865
First state to secede from the Union
South Carolina
General of the Confederate army
Robert E. Lee
Freed slaves in the Confederacy
Emancipation Proclamation
Battle that gave the Union army control of the Mississippi river
Battle (or siege) of Vicksburg
Date the Emancipation Proclamation went into action
January 1, 1863
General who led the "March to the Sea" and destroyed civilian property
General Sherman
Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Let new territories use popular sovereignty to decide on slavery
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Battle where the 1st Minnesota held the Union line and helped defeat the Confederacy. A turning point in the war
Battle of Gettysburg
Year that South Carolina seceded
1860
Which side of the war did Native Americans fight for?
Both
Man who wrote "12 Years a Slave"
Solomon Northup
Male citizens aged 20-45 must enroll for the Union Draft
Enrollment Act of 1863
Battle where the Confederacy surrendered to the Union
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
April 1865
Five days after the Confederates surrendered
Name two causes of the Civil War
Slavery, states' rights, territorial expansion, economic differences