The North
What was the North fighting for?
The end slavery.
What was the south fighting for?
To secede from the Union and keep slavery.
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
How did the South use slaves to their advantages?
Enslaved labor.
What was signed July 4, 1776?
Declaration of Independence.
What were the Advantages in the North?
Larger population, more factories, more farmland.
What advantages did the South have in the Civil War?
Great military leaders and strong fighting spirit.
How many presidents were there before Lincoln.
15
How did the North use enslaved people to their own advantages?
Wage labor and military volunteers.
What is an Conscription?
A military draft.
In what battle did the Union gain control of the Mississippi?
Battle of Vicksburg.
Where was the Capital of the Confederate States of America?
Richmond, Virginia.
Who did Lincoln debate against?
Stephen A. Douglas
What was the Proclamation issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in areas still at war with the Union.
Emancipation Proclamation.
What were the border states between the South and North in the Civil War?
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.
What important battle did the North win?
Battle of Gettysburg.
What was the act of Southern states leaving the Union and forming their own country?
Secession/secede.
What was Lincoln's main goal?
To keep the union together.
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
Law that forced citizens to assist in the capture of runaway slaves.
Where was the First battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter.
What was the Northern Civil War strategy to starve the South by blockading seaports and controlling the Mississippi River?
Anaconda Plan.
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis.
Where was Lincoln born?
Larue County, KY
What is the constitutional amendment ratified after the Civil War that forbade slavery and involuntary servitude?
Thirteenth Amendment.
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender?
Appomattox Court House.