Leading to War
This act stated that all escape slaves must be returned to their masters in the South?
The Fugitive Slave Act
This person led a revolt against slavery in Virginia.
Nat Turner
This was the first major battle of the Civil War and resulted in a Confederacy win.
The Battle of Bull Run or The Battle of Manassas?
This woman was a Civil War nurse who created the American Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton?
This group of people did not take sides during the Civil War
Who are American Indians?
A group of people who wanted to end slavery
Who are Abolitionists?
This person led a raid on the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry in an attempt to start a slave rebellion.
Who is John Brown?
This battle was fought on the sea between two ships that took place near Norfolk and Hampton
What was the Battle of the Ironclad?
This woman was an abolitionist and political activist, and conductor on the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This man was an African American sailor and later a Union naval caption who was highly honored for his feats of bravery and heroism. He would later be elected to the United States House of Representatives after the war.
Who is Robert Smalls?
This organization helped enslaved Africans escape.
What is the Underground Railroad?
This person played a major role in the Battle of Bull Run(or Manassas)
Who is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
This state was a major battleground between the Union and Confederate troops
What is Virginia?
This woman was a Virginia abolitionist and spy for the Union Army
Who is Elizabeth Van Lew?
These three men refused to work for the Confederates and escaped to Fort Monroe, leading to the Contraband Decision, which led to tens of thousands of enslaved people to seek refuge with the Union Army
Who are Shepherd Mallory, James Baker, and Frank Townsend?
This man became President of the United States causing some southern states to secede.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This person was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and never lost a person
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This is where is Civil War ended, where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
What is Appomattox Court House?
This woman was an African American Union spy
Mary Bowser
This city was burned by the Confederacy near the end of the war to prevent Union forces from getting war supplies
What is Richmond?
This state was created when the eastern counties, who relied on slavery, and the western counties, who did not favor slavery, decided to split over their differences.
What is West Virginia?
This person was Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia and defeated Union troops at Fredericksburg.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
This battle was fought to a draw or tie
What is the Battle of the Ironclads
This woman sent one of her enslaved women to the North for an education and both women were spies for the Union
Who is Elizabeth Van Lew and Mary Bowser?
This was used by the Union navy to keep the Confederates from getting supplies
What is a blockade?