The north was also known as the _____________.

Union

The south was also known as

the ________________.

Confederacy

The war began because of a conflict between the northern states and the southern states regarding __________.

Slavery

The general of the

Union Army was

__________________.

General Ulysses S. Grant

The general of the

Southern Army was  __________________.

General Robert E. Lee

The president of the North during the Civil War was ______________.

Abraham Lincoln

What was the most important accomplishment of the

civil war?

American slaves were set free

What does abolish mean?

to get rid of

or

do away with

What does secede mean?

to break away from

The war began when the Confederate Army took over ______________.

Fort Sumter

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address stated that all men are _______________.

created equal

Who was the President and Commander in Chief of the Confederate Army?

Jefferson Davis

President Lincoln's document to free slaves was called the

____________________.

Emancipation

Proclamation

What percent of the U.S. was taken by the North?

75%

What percent of the U.S. was taken by the south?

25%

The union had a total of $_____ million dollars.

$245 million

The south had a total of $_____ million dollars.

$84 million

On April 12, 1861 rebel forces fired the first shot at this Fort in South Carolina

Fort Sumter

Uncle Tom's Cabin

This sentor was pro-slavery and wanted the Fugitive Slave Law.  He believed that societies should be rule by an elite group that thrived on the less fortunate.

John C. Calhoun

This slave was suing for his freedom.  However, he could not sue for his freedom because he was not a citizen.

The Dred Scott Decision

Many slaves traveled on this at night and were guided by the North Star.  Harriet Tubman was a famous conductor.

Underground Railroad

August 13, 1831:

This slave became fed up with slavery.  He rebelled along with his fellow slaves and killed over 60 white men, women and children.

Nat Turner

July 1, 1863:

Robert E. Lee orders Pickett's Charge against the union in Pennsylvania.  It was the bloodiest battle of the civil war.

Battle of Gettysburg

This General used a total war approach as he marched to the sea.  His army destroyed the city of Atlanta and they lived off food and supplies they bought with them or took from the confederate farmers.

General William T. Sherman

In April 1865, Robert E. Lee met Ulysses S. Grant at this courthouse to surrender.

Appomattox

5 days after General Lee's surrender, President Lincoln went to this theater to see the play Our American Cousin

Ford's Theater

Who was the man who assassinated President Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth

Abe Lincoln tried to stop the confederacy's trade with foreign countried by creating a _________________.

Naval Blockade

The ____________  held northerners responsible for reporting runaway slaves.

Fugitive Slave Act

Why did the south want slavery?

so they would have people to farm their crops (tobacco and cotton) for them