Causes
The Compromise that created an imaginary line separating free states and slave states was the
Missouri Compromise
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
Who was the President of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
Who raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
Who was the major Union General?
Ulysses S. Grant
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
What was the main issue that caused sectionalism?
The advancement of slavery
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
Who was the major Confederate General?
Robert E. Lee
What was the first land battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
Why raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What was the name of the union strategy to destroy the land and food supply of everyone in the South?
Total War
What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed, slaves were freed in the former Confederacy
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states' rights
Dred Scott was a former slave who brought a case before the Supreme Court to prove what?
That he should be let free because he was living n free territory.
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
What was the name of the Battle that the 54th Massachusetts Regiment was involved in?
Battle of Fort Wagner
Who was the first state to Succeed from the Union?
South Carolna