Civil War study guide

Head General of the Confederacy

1. blockade confederate ports 2. take control of MS river 3. capture capital of Richmond

ending of the Civil War

withdraw or leave a large political group

southerners are allowed to retrieve slaves who escaped to North

1. Maine free state 2. Missouri slave state 3. 36/30 line above closed to slavery

Head General of the Union

North = Union = ________ = free = _______

The North only had two advantages home turf and experienced soldiers

union victory that gained the Union the Mississippi River

more money = more land = more power

Jefferson Davis was the President for the Confederacy

allowed slavery to spread to KS and NE by popular sovereignty

Abe Lincoln was the President for the Union

Slavery caused heated debates each time country gained new territory

conductor of the underground railroad

abolitionist who owned The North Star (newspaper)

raided an arsenal at Harper's Ferry

How did cotton gin impact American history

author of Uncle Tom's Cabin

violence broke out in various territories over whether land would be free or slave

general who led March to the Sea

soldiers burned a strip of land that destroyed Southern morale

South = Confederates = __________ = slaves = ________

the north had the advantage of home turf

assassinated President Lincoln

First major battle of Civil War

a person who wants to end slavery

1. California free state 2. stronger Fugitive Slave law 3. new territories vote slave states 4. slave trade ends in DC

major turning point which weakened the Confederate army

declared all slaves in seceded states "forever free"

Inventor of the cotton gin

a group of people and places working together to hide slaves on way to freedom

battle that takes place in North, major casualties, with no decisive winner

bombardment of military fort in South Carolina that starts the Civil War

slave who sued for his freedom

North labor system = factory workers and South = slavery

south advantages money, food, transportation, manufacturing, population