Life in the South
Large farms in the south where people grew crops were called?
Plantations
Northerners were called this during the war
Union
Highest rank
Which side eventually won the war?
Union
A period of time where things where mechanical wise, making things easier to produce and life easier
Industrial revolution
Major crops grown in the south were?
Cotton and Tobacco
Southerners were called this during the war
Confederacy
First major land battle of the civil war
Bull Run
This holiday is now celebrated as a African American Independence day
Juneteenth
Did the Northern States believe in slavery?
No
The south relied on this for most of the labor
Slavery
The War officially began when the south declared themselves free from the North. What did they name their new country?
The Confederate States of America
Lincoln felt pressured to free slaves from these type of people
Abolitionist
What was one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war?
Gettysburg or Antietam
Northerners started a movement to help African Americans escape to freedom. What was this called?
Underground Railroad
The era of time when slaves were transported was called?
The African Slave Trade
Who was president at the time of the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
A word meaning to leave something
Sucession
This law by Abraham Lincoln let all the slaves go free. What was this called?
Emancipation Proclamation
The North mainly relied on this for their economy
Industry/factories
The argument to have slaves boiled down mostly to an argument over what kind of right?
State's rights
The first state to leave the union was?
South Carolina
Who was president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
How many free slaves joined the union army
180,000
Name an invention we learned about and what is does/who made it
Teachers discretion