People
People
Events
North/South
Louisiana
100
The person who led enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
100
This person wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, which spoke about the cruelty of slavery.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
100
The two major Union victories known as the turning points of the war were ________________.
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
100
This area contained huge farms called plantations and had more enslaved people here.
South
100
They were the First Louisiana Battalion during the Civil War.
"Louisiana Tigers"
200
This person was the most successful Northern general in the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant
200
This person, known for his strength, led the Confederates during the First Battle of Bull Run.
"Stonewall" Jackson
200
How did the Civil War begin?
when the Southerners attacked the Union at Fort Sumter in SC
200
This area had more people and factories and most of the people opposed slavery.
North
200
The Seaport in the South which of crucial importance because the Civil War largely shut down trade between the North and the South.
Port of New Orleans
300
This person was the most successful Southern general in the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee
300
This person led the March to the Sea destroying everything in his path.
William T. Sherman
300
What was the purpose of General Sherman's March to the Sea?
to destroy everything in GA that could help the South win the war
300
Group of people mostly from the North who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800s.
abolitionist
300
This state officially joined the confederacy on March 21, 1861.
Louisiana
400
This person was the president of the Union during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
400
Which abolitionist led an attack at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
John Brown
400
Where did Lee surrender to Grant to end the war?
in a home in the town of Appomattox Court House
400
Many of the states here broke away or seceded from the Union to preserve slavery.
South
400
What amendment ended slavery in the U.S.?
13th Amendment
500
This person was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Jefferson Davis
500
General Sherman also captured the city of Atlanta during what was known as the _______ ________.
Atlanta Campaign
500
What was the main cause of the war?
states' rights
500
During the Civil War, in terms of resources, who had the greatest advantage?
North
500
How many individuals are sold in New Orleans as a slave and sent throughout the southern United States?
More than 135,000 enslaved people.