Causes
This man was hanged for treason as a result of his abolitionist raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown
This leader gained fame after the Battle of Bull Run
Stonewall Jackson
This was the first major battle of the war that showed the war would be much longer than people expected
First Battle of Bull Run
This Confederate attack started the Civil War.
Ft. Sumter
Shortly after the war, this man, driven to punish Lincoln for freeing enslaved people, assassinated him at Ford's Theater.
John Wilkes Booth
This caused South Carolina and several other states to secede from the Union.
Abraham Lincoln’s election/ Election of 1860
This man led the sieges on Vicksburg and Petersburg
Ulysses S. Grant
This battle split the Confederacy in two to divide their supplies
Vicksburg
“All slaves in rebelling states are free”
Emancipation Proclamation
This group maintained farms and factories during the war, and also served as nurses and spies.
Women
This decided that Congress has no right to ban slavery due to the 5th amendment’s protection of property
Dred Scott
This man said "[We have] merely asserted a right which the Dec. of Independence defined to be inalienable."
Jefferson Davis
Lee’s army would not have the strength to invade the North because of this battle.
Gettysburg
This is where the war ended in 1865
Appomattox Courthouse
This song was created to frame the North’s cause as a biblical cause for human liberty
“Battle Hymn of the Republic”
This proposed banning slavery in lands the U.S. might acquire as a result of the U.S. – Mexican War
Wilmot Proviso
This man strongly supported the passage of the Compromise of 1850 by speaking to Senate
Daniel Webster
This was the victory Abraham Lincoln needed to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
Antietam
Its purpose was to use total war to break the will of the South to fight.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
This abolished slavery everywhere in the United States.
13th Amendment
This included the Fugitive Slave Act and popular sovereignty
Compromise of 1850
This man won was the first Hispanic to win the Congressional Medal of Honor for delivering messages during battle.
Philip Bazaar
This battle led to the fall of the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
Siege of Petersburg
This happened because people wanted to influence the decision of a vote about slavery.
Bleeding Kansas
When the war ended, all 3 parts of the Anaconda Plan were accomplished. Name 2.
1. Establish a naval blockade of the South
2. Divide the Confederacy in 2 by capturing MS River
3. Capture Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia