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?
Clara Barton founded what important organization?
What is the American Red Cross?
This group of people served as scouts, trackers, fighters, and even sometimes nurses or messengers for both the Union and Confederacy.
Who are Indigenous People?
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 Ironclads (Monitor vs Merrimack)?
This woman was an important Civil War nurse.
Who is Clara Barton?
Who was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia and what side did he fight for?
Who is Robert E. Lee?
What is the Confederacy?
This man became President of the United States causing some southern states to secede.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
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 one of the most well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad and led many enslaved people to freedom.
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 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 a Union general who planned the "Anaconda Plan" to blockade southern ports and control the Mississippi River. His techniques and strategies helped lead the Union to victory in the war.
Who is Winfield Scott?
This is where the Civil War ended and where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
What is Appomattox Court House?
This woman was a Virginia abolitionist and spy for the Union Army who passed secret messages and important information.
Who is Elizabeth Van Lew?
This person was a formerly enslaved African American Union soldier who gained their freedom and joined the Union Army's United States Colored Troops. He also was awarded the medal of honor for his heroism.
Who is Powhatan Beaty?
Slavery was a big reason for the Civil War as well as the North & South's economies. How were their economies different and what were their views on slavery?
What is... Northern economies: factories, industries, business. Southern economies: agriculture, farming, plantations
The North wanted to stop slavery from spreading and the South wanted to keep slavery.
This person was formerly enslaved before fighting for the Union during the Civil War and was the first African American to earn the Medal of Honor for protecting the US flag.
Who is William Harvey Carney?
This place fell to General Ulyssess S. Grant and was burned by the Confederacy near the end of the war. Many battles also took place near here.
What is Richmond?
This woman was an African American Union spy who worked inside the Confederate White House.
Who is Mary Bowser?
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?