6th Grade -Civil War

turning point in the civil war, won by the Union

Iron Clad is a ship covered with plastic plates

a compromise is a decision that tries to satisfy one side of an argument

that said no other state north of an established boundary could enter the Union as slave state.

black abolitionist who helped recruit blacks for the Union Army.

battle where Stonewall Jackson earned his nickname

A tariff is taxes placed on foreign goods by the federal government

11 southern states that separated from the North during the Civil war.

the state that the Union Pacific Railroad began here

railroad built to connect the North to the South

22 northern or western states during the civil war

abolitionist and author of Uncle Tom’s cabin.

Underground Railroad a secret network of escape routes between the western states and Canada.

botanist; encouraged farmers to diversify their crops and help restore the South to prosperity.

Democrat who ran against Lincoln for senator

Union general who captured Atlanta and marched to the sea.

said “the old flag never touched the ground”

the state, where the two railroads met, completing the transcontinental railroad.

machine that removed seeds from cotton quickly, making cotton a valuable crop in the South

battle of the ironclads

“Angel of the Battlefield” and founder of the American Red Cross

An abolitionist is a person who worked to outlaw slavery

John Wilkes Booth was a farmer who assassinated Abraham Lincoln

head of the Confederate Army

a freed black slave and abolitionist

black educator, and founder of Tuskegee Institute, author of Up from Slavery.

an escaped slave and one of the most famous leaders of the Underground Railroad.

first battle of the Civil War, won by the Confederates

announcement that all slaves would be considered free in any state fighting against the Union.

Appomattox Courthouse is where Grant surrendered to Grant, ending the Civil War

General Lee’s most valuable assistant and one of the greatest heroes of the Civil War.

VP who became President after Lincoln’s death

capital of the Confederate States

Robert E Lee was the leader of the Union Troops who was victorious at Vicksburg

president of the Confederate States of America

16th President, President during the Civil War

inventor of the cotton gin

cut the south in two by giving the north control of the Mississippi River