Causes
The southern states needed this for their farms and the northern states wanted to abolish this…
Slavery
He sued his owner for freedom. The local/state court ruled in his favor but the federal/Supreme Court ruled against him, declaring he had no right to sue in the court of law because he was black and considered property.
Dred Scott
This Union Fort fell under attack by the Confederate Army on April 12th, 1861 in South Carolina. No one is clear on who fired the first shot but it resulted in the Union surrendering to the Confederates and retreating to the North, thus marking the start of the Civil War.
Fort Sumter
This side was more urban with a large number of factories.
The North
To formally withdraw from.
Secede
When this state applied to be a free state in the Union, the south became angry fearing that the balance of free and slave states would be uneven and there would be unfair representation in Congress.
California
She wrote a book called Uncle Tom’s Cabin in which a black slave was portrayed as an honest, good man. This book was controversial and offended southern slave owners causing a bigger divide between the north and the south.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Name one major battle that took place in Tennessee.
Battle of Nashville
Battle of Franklin
Battle of Fort Donelson
Battle of Henry
Battle of Shiloh
This side was the major producer of cotton.
The South
Ceremony in which the elected President officially takes office.
Inauguration
This was a law enacted in 1850 in which runaway slaves that were discovered in northern states would be returned to their owners in southern states.
Fugitive Slave Law
He was an abolitionist who led a revolt of 18 men (including his sons), at Harpers Ferry. His revolt was unsuccessful and he was ultimately executed.
John Brown
The Confederate President, Davis and General Lee decided they needed to bring the war onto Northern Territory so they took their troops to Pennsylvania. The battle lasted 3 days and ended as a victory For the Union. It was the costliest and deadliest battle in the Civil War ultimately marking the defeat of the Confederacy and the beginning of the end of the Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
This side had a larger population and more capital deposits in their banks.
The North
To approve
Ratify
The election of this President was the last trigger for the south before the start of the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
In 1861, he was elected President of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis
This battle was fought in Northern Virginia and was a victory for the confederates.
Battle of Bull Run.
This side had an advantage with most of the nation’s best military officers.
The South
A military operation in which military forces surround a town or building.
Siege
This act of 1854 gave territories popular sovereignty when applying to become a state of the Union. It sparked protesting in the North which led to the formation of an antislavery political party: the Republicans.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
He led a charge of 15,000 men at Cemetary Ridge, during the Battle of Gettysburg. He led his men out into an open field only to be massacred by the Union soldiers entrenched in the hills above.
General George Pickett
This battle was fought in Virginia. It ended as a defeat for the Confederates and surrender of the south. This battle ended the Civil War with the North coming out as victorious.
Battle of Appomattox
Maryland was a slave state bordering Pennsylvania and Virginia. Which side were they on during the Civil War?
The North (although they were a slave state, they did not secede from the Union)
An executive order from President Lincoln stating that all slaves, including those in the Confederate states would be set free.
Emancipation Proclamation