Vocabulary
This is the name of a big farm that used slavery
What is a Plantation?
This war was fought to make more slave states.
What is the Mexican-American War?
He hated slavery, so he went to Harper's Ferry to try to give weapons to enslaved people.
Who is John Brown?
The first battle of the Civil War was fought here.
What is Fort Sumter?
An agreement that keeps both sides happy
What is a compromise?
This act made it so Northerners had to return runaway slaves or they might get in trouble.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
He was the only person in the Election of 1860 who thought slavery should be stopped.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The Union tried to take Richmond, but ended up retreating after this big battle.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
This means to break away from a country and make your own country.
What is Secede?
People fought each other to try and make Kansas a slave state. They called it "___________ Kansas"
What is "Bleeding"?
This state was the first to secede when Lincoln became president.
What is South Carolina?
When you need to run away from a battle, it is called this.
What is retreat?
If you run away from a battle, like the First Battle of Bull Run, you've done this.
What is Retreat?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
He was the General chosen by Lincoln to help win the Civil War.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. It happened when the Confederacy tried to invade Maryland.
What is Antietam?
The movement to end slavery was called this.
What is abolition?