Names
wrote a book about his life as a slave
Frederick Douglass
first shots of the Civil War were fired here
Fort Sumter
capital of the Confederate States of America
Richmond, Virginia
law that ended the practice of bringing enslaved people to America
Transatlantic Slave Trade Act
Dred Scott
nicknamed "Stonewall"
General Jackson
turning point of the war
Battle of Gettysburg
first southern state to secede from the Union
South Carolina
attempted to balance the free and slave states in the Senate
Compromise of 1850
wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
nicknamed "Unconditional Surrender"
Ulysses S Grant
more soldiers died in one day than any other in Civil War
Battle of Antietam
states that withdrew from the Union
Confederate States of America
outlawed slavery in the US
13th amendment
led the Confederate Army
led over 70 on the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
Civil War began in what year
1861
secret routes leading to free Northern states and Canada
Underground Railroad
part of the Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
was assassinated at Ford's Theatre
President Lincoln
president of the Confederate States
Jefferson Davis
Confederate iron clad ship
Merrimack
document by Lincoln giving freedom to the slaves in the states that left the Union
Emancipation Proclamation
speech given by President Lincoln that honored fallen soldiers from the war
Gettysburg Address
Republican
Lincoln was the first _________ president