Causes of the War
Who were the two sides who fought in the Civil War?
The United States of America/Union and the Confederacy
The first battle of the Civil War, which lead to a Union surrender.
Battle at Ft. Sumpter
The President of the Union. He also served as the 16th President of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln
an American abolitionist who became well-known after writing Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
the capital of the Union
Washington DC
What is the definition of Civil War?
a war between citizens of the same country
The first major battle of the Civil War. The Confederacy won.
Battle at Bull Run
Served as the President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Clara Barton
The capital of the Confederacy
Richmond, Virginia
Why did the South view the election of 1860 as one of the many things that took their rights away?
Lincoln won the election of 1860, he did not received any electoral votes and was not even on some of the Southern states ballots.
Battle of Gettysburg
led the Union Army as Commanding General of the United States in winning the American Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
She was born into slavery and escaped. She helped many others escape through safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
Where did the Battle of Antietam take place?
Sharpsburg, Maryland
What is the most common explanation of the Civil War?
Slavery
the battle in which the Union had now captured the entire Mississippi River
Siege/Battle at Vicksburg
an American Confederate general best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
Robert E. Lee
An American advocate on behalf of the mentally ill. During the war, she served as the Superintendent of Army Nurses.
Dorothea Dix
Where did the Battle at Ft. Sumpter take place?
Charleston, South Carolina
Besides, slavery what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of state's rights
an 1862 Civil War battle in Maryland; also called the Battle of Sharpsburg
The Battle at Antietam
served as a Confederate general during the Civil War and became a well-known general after the Battle of Bull Run
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson
The wife of Abraham Lincoln.
Mary Todd Lincoln
Where did the Battle of Bull Run take place?
Manassas, Virginia