1. 2017 Civil War Review What were 5 causes of the Civil War?
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What were 5 causes of the Civil War?
Sectionalism
Slavery
States rights
Breakdown of compromises
Westward expansion
What was the reason that the Southern states seceded and went to war against the North? Abraham Lincoln was elected President and the South feared he would do away with slavery, ending their way of life!
What was the main reason at the beginning of the war that Union went to war against the Confederacy? To keep the country together.
What was the Confederate States of America? How many states made up the Confederacy at the end of the war? The Southern slave states that seceded from the Union. There were 11 states.
What were 3 advantages the North had over the South during the war?
Advanced Industry
Advanced Railroad
Strong Navy
List 2 advantages the South had over the North when it came to war?
More well trained leaders of the army
Strong men that are used to working outdoors and were familiar with the land.
Who was Jefferson Davis? He was elected president of the Confederacy.
What is a BORDER STATE? What states were border states? States that remained in the Union but still allowed slavery.
Who was the president of the U.S. at the time of the Civil War? Abraham Lincoln
Who is Ulysses S. Grant? General of the Union Army
Who is Robert E. Lee? General of the Confederate Army
What is Fort Sumter known for? What was the date of the Battle of Fort Sumter? Fort Sumter was where the first battle of the Civil War took place on April 12, 1861

2. Why was taking sides very hard for people in border states
Why was taking sides very hard for people in border states? They might be fighting against family or their own way of life.
What was the Missouri Compromise? Missouri wanted to enter the Union as a slave state but that would upset the balance of slave and free states in congress. The compromise was to admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
What is the word that means you feel loyalty to a section or part of acountry rather than to the whole country? Sectionalism
Describe the Underground Railroad system and how it worked. It is a system of secret paths that lead escaped slaves to free lands with the help of “Conductors” who moved the slaves along the path.
Who was the most famous “conductor” on the Underground Railroad? Harriet Tubman
What was a “Fugitive”? A person that is on the run or has escaped illegally.
What does the word “Emancipate” mean? To set free
What was the Emancipation Proclamation? A statement made by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Antietam freeing all slaves in the states that were fighting against the Union.
What happened at Appomattox Court House, VA? Robert E. Lee, the Confederate General, surrendered for the Confederacy to Ulysses S. Grant, the Union General.