Causes of the CW
What made abolitionists a cause of the Civil War?
Abolitionists were people who wanted to end slavery, and their efforts increased tensions between the North and South, helping cause the Civil War.
List three battles that took place during the Civil War.
Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Shiloh, Etc.
Who was the leader of the raid on Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
In what year was Abraham Lincoln ReElected?
1864
What is the definition of the word "secede"?
To split apart or leave
What made the Underground Railroad a cause of the Civil War?
The Underground Railroad was a secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom, angering the South and contributing to the tensions that caused the Civil War.
What were the Capitals of the Union and Confederacy?
Washington DC and Richmond Virginia
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
What was the impact of the Union's victory at Gettysburg?
Their morale was boosted as they believed they could win the war.
What is a Civil War?
When a country fights within itself.
What made the Creation of the Confederate States of America a cause of the Civil War?
The creation of the Confederate States of America was when Southern states seceded from the Union to protect slavery, directly leading to the Civil War.
What compromise was passed in 1820?
Missouri Compromise
Name four abolitionists
Frederick Douglass, John Brown, Harriet Tubman, William Lloyd Garrison.
What historical period in America immediately followed after the Civil War?
Reconstruction Era
18__'s
1860's
The Missouri Compromise was an agreement that kept a balance between free and slave states, but it highlighted growing tensions that helped cause the Civil War.
Why was capturing Vicksburg a key to the Union's Success?
The capture of Vicksburg would allow the Union to control the Mississippi River.
Who were the primary commanders for the Union and Confederacy throughout the Civil War?
Union - Ulysses S. Grant
Confederacy - Robert E. Lee
What military action caused widespread destruction from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia?
Sherman's March To Sea
Which Union General would later become the President of the United States
Ulysses S. Grant
What made the Dred Scott Case a cause of the Civil War?
The Dred Scott Case ruled that enslaved people were property and not citizens, angering the North and increasing tensions that led to the Civil War.
List all 11 states that made up the Confederate States of America.
South Carolina Virginia Texas Mississippi North Carolina Arkansas Florida Tennessee Louisiana Alabama Georgia
What was the purpose behind the Emancipation Proclamation (1 Purpose) and Gettysburg Address (2 Purposes)
Emancipation Proclamation - End slavery in the south.
Gettysburg Address - Remember the soldiers who had fallen and boost Union moral.
The Surrender at the ___________ began the very quick end to the Civil War.
Include both name of the location and state!
Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia
Once freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, what did the Union hope formerly enslaved people would do upon entering the North?
Join the Union Army