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Civil War Timeline
Important People
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Underground Railroad
100
The first abolitionist group in New York was formed in _____.
What is 1784?
100
The president of the United States during the War.
What is Abraham Lincoln?
100
The northern states (free states) were referred to as _______ and the southern states (slave states) were referred to as ________.
What is the Union (northern states) and the Confederacy (southern states)?
100
The first battle of the Civil War took place here.
What is Bull Run, Virginia?
100
Which group of people benefitted most from the Underground Railroad.
What were enslaved African Americans?
200
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered this address announcement), which called for freedom of all enslaved peoples.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
200
Alexander Hamilton is known as an early _____________, or someone who wanted to help enslaved people escape from the South.
What is an abolitionist?
200
The Union army began using this in order to help their chances in the war. Several people living in the Northern states were not happy about it.
What is the draft?
200
The place where the war started with the first gunfire opened by South Carolina troops.
What is Fort Sumter?
200
Which group of people was put at risk due to the Underground Railroad?
Who is anyone who helped slaves escape along the routes? Extra: this included several New Yorkers.
300
The Compromise of ____ included 4 parts, one of which was the Fugitive Slave Act.
What is 1850?
300
"The North Star," an abolitionist newspaper, was written by __________ in Rochester, New York.
Who is Frederick Douglas?
300
After Abraham Lincoln was elected, some southern states __________, or withdrew from the Union.
What is seceded?
300
Considered the turning point battle of the war.
What is the battle at Gettysburg?
300
____________ escaped slavery in 1849 and settled in Auburn, New York, later returning to the South to help others escape to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
400
The year that congress passed the series of laws called the Missouri Compromise.
What is 1820?
400
The general who led the confederate army in the battles.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
400
__________, a Northern state, helped the Union by sending the most supplies, money, and soldiers.
What is New York?
400
The 1863 draft riots took place here.
What is New York City?
400
The people stationed throughout the Underground Railroad to help along the way.
What were conductors?
500
The Civil War started in ____ and ended in ____.
What is 1861 - 1865?
500
The general who led the Union army in the victory in the last battle of the war.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
500
Imaginary line that separated the Union states from the Confederate states.
What is the Mason Dixon?
500
Lee surrendered to Grant here, officially ending the Civil War.
What is Appomattox Court House, Virginia?
500
Abolitionists use railroad terms, such as the Underground Railroad because...
What is to hide hide slaveholders that they were helping the slaves? Also, transportation terms were used because people had to travel.