Chapter 10 Civil War

a long-range plan made to reach a goal

murder in a sudden or secret attack

a tax on imports

If an enslaved person escaped from the South to a free state, the South considered that person be a _____.

Lincoln planned to weaken the South by _____.

an unfair feeling of dislike for members of a certain group because of their background, race, or religion

On November 19, 1863, Lincoln gave an _____ , or short speech, at Gettysburg to dedicate a new cemetery there.

What did the Supreme Court declare about enslaved people in the Dred Scott case?

a short speech

On April 14, 1865, _____ assassinated President Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.

a war between people in the same country

During the Civil War, _____ worked as a nurse for the Union army, earning her the nickname "Angel of the Battlefield."

someone who escapes from the law

The _____ was a system of secret escape routes that led enslaved people to free lands.

to leave

In 1861, _____, the largest Southern state, chose to secede.

a system of secret escape routes that led enslaved people to free land

When the Civil War started, Lincoln's goal was to save the Union, not to _____ the slaves.

a state that allowed slavery before the civil war

The _____ passed by Congress was good for Northern factory owners and bad for Southern plantation owners.

_____ suggested the Missouri Compromise.

a state that did not allow slavery before the civil war

After the Battle of Antietam, General Lee and the Confederates _____.

On December 20, 1860, South Carolina voted to _____ from the Union.

What advatage did the Union army have in fighting the Civil War?

to free