Struggles Over Slavery
What was the South's economy primarily made up of?
Agriculture and supplying raw goods to the North
Jefferson Davis
What happened on January 1, 1863
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves
What happened from July 1-3, 1863?
Battle of Gettysburg
What is Reconstruction?
The rebuilding and healing of the country
What was the Civil War about?
States' Rights and Slavery
How did Lincoln respond to the attack at Fort Sumter?
He raised an army
How young were the youngest soldiers in the Civil War?
12 years old
What did Grant do at Vicksburg?
He held a siege
Who was impeached after the Civil War?
Andrew Johnson
What happened in the Kansas-Nebraska territory in 1856?
Bleeding Kansas
What happened on July 21, 1861?
The First Battle of Bull Run
Who founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What war did both Lee and Grant fight in prior to the Civil War?
Mexican-American War
What did the Freedmen's Bureau do?
They created hospitals and schools
What are people called who want to abolish slavery?
Abolitionist
What new weapon did the Confederacy build during the Civil War?
A submarine
Who photographed the war?
Mathew Brady
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
When was the Thirteenth Amendment passed?
January 31, 1865
What state was the first state to secede?
South Carolina
What was the longest and bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
The Battle of Antietam
What did Belle Boyd do during the war?
She was a Confederate spy
What was the famous speech that Lincoln gave?
The Gettysburg Address
What system was used in the South where people rent land from someone?
Sharecropping