People
_______ helped slaves escape using the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
In the 1840s, slavery was most commonly found in the _____.
South
Name of the jobs/careers Abraham Lincoln had before becoming president.
Lawyer
Politician
During the Civil War, the ______ were called the Union.
Northern States
The Confederate army was commanded by_______.
Robert E. Lee
What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The president of the United States during the Civil War was_________.
Abraham Lincoln
“Rebel” was another name for soldiers from the ____________.
South
Harriet Beecher Stowe was a ______.
Writer
What main three crops were grown in the big plantations in the south?
cotton, tobacco, and sugar
What is Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech?
The Gettysburg Address
Abolitionists were people who wanted to_________.
end slavery
The president asked ___________ to lead the Union army.
Ulysses S. Grant
Who were the conductors of the Underground Railroad?
Why did the South not want Abe Lincoln to become president?
They did not want to abolish (get rid of/end) slavery.
What does "slavery" mean?
the practice of buying and owning people and making them work without pay or freedom
________ was called “the angel of the battlefield.”
Clara Barton
Who started the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What document did Abe Lincoln sign to end slavery?
Emancipation Proclamation
What does abolish mean?
to end/get rid of