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A persona in favor of ending slavery is known as an ________________.
Abolitionist
The number of times Lincoln was elected to the presidency.
Twice
An order demanding military service from citizens.
The Confederate States of America
I was commander of the Union's western armies and served as the 18th president of the U.S.
Ulysses S. Grant
Frederick _________: Famous orator who spoke out against slavery with his personal experiences.
Douglass
The number of children Lincoln had who did not survive to adulthood.
Three
A battle that can last for days or months. Involves attacking a fortified location continuously.
Siege
Name for iron-armored ships that replaced wooden warships.
Ironclads
I was the commander of the Confederate army in Virginia.
Robert E. Lee
Uncle ____'s Cabin: A novel depicting the horrors of slavery.
Tom
The state Abraham Lincoln was born in.
Kentucky
A military order by Lincoln releasing the slaves in Confederate territory.
Emancipation Proclomation
The conflict that sparked the Civil War.
Fort Sumter
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln-_______ Debates: Series of debates Lincoln conducted when running for Senate in 1858.
Douglas
The man who assassinated Lincoln.
John Wilkes Booth
Constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment.
Habeas Corpus
The bloodiest single-day battle on U.S. soil.
Battle of Antietam
I debated Lincoln seven times, beat him in the race for the Senate, and was his romantic rival.
Stephen Douglas
Dredd ______ v. Sanford: Supreme Court Case that declared African-Americans were not citizens; deemed the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
Scott
Mary Todd Lincoln held these types of gatherings in the White House to speak to the dearly departed.
Seance
Idea of allowing states/territories to make decisions like the legality of slavery for themselves.
Popular Sovereignty
Battle which, alongside the Siege of Vicksburg, signaled the war had turned in the Union's favor.
Battle of Gettysburg
I instigated total war against the south, destroying railroads and industry to demoralize the rebels.
William Tecumseh Sherman