Suffrage Movement
What does suffrage mean?
the right to vote
Who were abolitionists?
People who fought to end slavery.
What was the North's point of view on slavery by the 1850’s?
The North wanted to abolish slavery.
16th president, Unionsident during the Civil War, signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln
_______________ ___________________ was the battle that begun the Civil war.
Fort Sumter
This person fought for women's right to vote
Susan B. Anthony
What was the Underground Railroad?
A secret network of people who helped slaves from the southern United States escape to the free northern US and to Canada between 1810 and 1865 (Civil War).
By the 1850’s, most of the nation’s cities and factories were located in the ____________.
north (Union)
This person was the first and only president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
_______________________ was a three-day battle that became the turning point of the civil war.
Battle of Gettysburg
What did Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton have in common?
both fought for women's rights
This person escaped slavery and became the leader of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
How did slavery help the south’s economy?
free labor
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
___________________ _____________ was a path of destruction from Atlanta to the Atlantic Ocean.
Sherman's March
This person was the president of the National American Women Suffrage Association
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
How did people communicate on the Underground Railroad?
code words, songs, Freedom Quilts, lanterns
Which abolitionist led a raid on an arsenal at Harpers Ferry?
John Brown
General of the Union Army
Ulysses S. Grant
Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant at the end of the Civil War?
Appomattox Courthouse
This event was held to discuss suffrage and women's rights (Elizabeth Cady Stanton attended)
Seneca Falls Convention
This person wrote a famous speech “Ain’t I a Woman”?
Sojourner Truth
What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write, describing how slaves were treated by their masters?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
General of the Confederate Army, had expert military skills
Robert E. Lee
What was a war strategy used by the Union?
Total war