Differences Between the North and South
Was the Union North or South?
North
What were the people that led the slaves to other stations and gave them food called?
Conductors
What was the South called when they seceded?
Confederacy
What were the North and South called?
The South was called the Confederacy and the North was called the Union.
What would they put on the meat to keep it more fresh?
Salt
Which side had factories?
The North
What were the stations?
Safe houses
Who was the Unions president when that happened?
Abraham Lincoln
What was a key battle in the Civil War?
(Several Answers accepted)
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Antietam
What was the medicine that was used on soldiers to knock them unconscious called?
Anesthetics
What were the slaves used for?
To work on plantations
What were the people that protested against slavery called?
Why did the South secede from the Union?
To protect their right to have slaves.
What was a common way that the defenders would defend in the War?
By getting high up and shooting down at the opponents.
What would the Union do to the Southern people when they came up to their houses?
They would take their valuables such as books and jewelry. They would also burn down their houses.
What did plantations ofton grow?
Cotton
How many times did Harriet Tubman go back and forth with slaves?
19 times
Who did the South decide on to be their president?
Jefferson Davis
Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?
The Union
What was the good side about the Civil War for women?
The men would go off to war, so the women got to get jobs and take the men's places.
What was a main invention that the North created?
The Sewing Machine
Where did they try to escape to?
Canada
What did Abraham Lincoln state would happen to slave states if he became president?
That he would leave the states that already had slaves alone, but wouldn't allow them to make any new territory a slave state.
Who led the Union into the Battle of Gettysburg?
General George G. Meade
Who was put in charge of all the troops by Abraham Lincoln?
General Ulysses S. Grant