Key Vocabulary
This term means powers that belong to individual states instead of the national government.
What is states rights?
This book showed the harsh realities of slavery and increased tension between North and South.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
This city served as the capital of the Union.
What is Washington D.C.?
He was the president of the United States during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This side was victorious at the end of the Civil War.
Who is the Union?
When a state leaves the United States to form its own nation, it is called this.
What is secession?
This man led an attack on a weapons storage site at Harper’s Ferry.
Who is John Brown?
This Southern city was the capital of the Confederacy.
What is Richmond, Virginia?
He was the president of the Confederacy.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
This document declared freedom for enslaved people in Confederate areas.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
A fee placed on goods coming into or leaving a country is known as this.
What is a tarrif?
John Brown wanted to take weapons so he could do this.
What is helped enslaved people start a rebellion?
This major battle in Pennsylvania lasted three days and became a turning point.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This Union general later became president and led Northern troops to victory.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This military action destroyed Southern supplies as Sherman marched toward Savannah.
What is Sherman's March to the Sea?
A state where slavery was legal was known by this name.
What is a slave state?
Events like John Brown’s Raid and Uncle Tom’s Cabin caused this to happen between North and South.
What is the country became more divided?
This speech was given by Lincoln to honor fallen soldiers after Gettysburg.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This Confederate general led Southern forces and later surrendered.
Who is Robert E. Lee
This series of battles focused on capturing and damaging Atlanta.
What is the Atlanta Campaign?
A state that allowed slavery but stayed loyal to the Union was called this.
What are border states?
The war officially began after fighting broke out at this fort.
What is Fort Sumter?
This is the place where General Robert E. Lee officially surrendered.
What is the Appomattox Court House?
This Union general led the campaign to capture Atlanta.
Who is William T. Sherman?
Lincoln's main goal when he first became president was to do this.
What is keep the Union together?