Bills that required an equal number of slave and free states.

Cause of the war because taxes were placed on imports and the South (who needed more imports) refused to pay.

Cause of the war because the South needed slaves to run plantations but the North had factories and didn't need them.

Cause of the war because Lincoln wanted to end slavery and the South didn't.

Cause of the war because the South wanted each state to make its own decision about slavery.

The southern states broke away from the Union and formed the Confederacy.

A series of safe routes, houses and people that helped runaway slaves reach freedom.

Leaders who led slaves to safety.

People who believed that slavery should be against the law.

Rebuilding the US after the Civil War

Former slave who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad

Beginning of the war when Confederates attacked the fort in South Carolina before the Union supplies arrived and the Union surrendered.

First major battle of the Civil War; the Confederate Army were victorious with 20,000 fewer men.

Battle in Maryland that ended Lee's first invasion of the North; it was the most bloodshed in military history.

Emancipation Proclamation

Document issued by Lincoln that declared that all slaves in Confederate-held territory were free.

Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.

A 3-minute speech by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg at the dedication of a national cemetery.

Sherman's March to the Sea

Union general Sherman's destructive march across Georgia, destroying warehouses and more.

Appomattox Court House

Famous as the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant.

General of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the North

Commander of the Confederate Army

16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

First and only President of the Confederate States of America

Larger population, most of the factories to make supplies, most of the railroads located here, strong Navy, more money, and they had an established government.

Knowledge of the land, fighting to protect lifestyle, skilled soldiers, and better trained officers.

The troops fighting for the North, also called Yankees

The troops fighting for the South, also called Rebels

Designed to allow southern slaveholders to reclaim slaves who escaped to free states.

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Civil War

5th grade Unit 4

Term	Definition
Compromise of 1850	Bills that required an equal number of slave and free states.
Tariffs	Cause of the war because taxes were placed on imports and the South (who needed more imports) refused to pay.
Slavery	Cause of the war because the South needed slaves to run plantations but the North had factories and didn't need them.
Election of 1860	Cause of the war because Lincoln wanted to end slavery and the South didn't.
States' Rights	Cause of the war because the South wanted each state to make its own decision about slavery.
Secession	The southern states broke away from the Union and formed the Confederacy.
Underground Railroad	A series of safe routes, houses and people that helped runaway slaves reach freedom.
Conductors	Leaders who led slaves to safety.
Abolitionists	People who believed that slavery should be against the law.
Reconstruction	Rebuilding the US after the Civil War
Harriet Tubman	Former slave who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad
Fort Sumter	Beginning of the war when Confederates attacked the fort in South Carolina before the Union supplies arrived and the Union surrendered.
Battle of Bull Run	First major battle of the Civil War; the Confederate Army were victorious with 20,000 fewer men.
Battle of Antietam	Battle in Maryland that ended Lee's first invasion of the North; it was the most bloodshed in military history.
Emancipation Proclamation	Document issued by Lincoln that declared that all slaves in Confederate-held territory were free.
Battle of Gettysburg	Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
Gettysburg Address	A 3-minute speech by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg at the dedication of a national cemetery.
Sherman's March to the Sea	Union general Sherman's destructive march across Georgia, destroying warehouses and more.
Appomattox Court House	Famous as the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant.
Ulysses S. Grant	General of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the North
Robert E. Lee	Commander of the Confederate Army
Abraham Lincoln	16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
Jefferson Davis	First and only President of the Confederate States of America
Northern Advantages	Larger population, most of the factories to make supplies, most of the railroads located here, strong Navy, more money, and they had an established government.
Southern Advantages	Knowledge of the land, fighting to protect lifestyle, skilled soldiers, and better trained officers.
Union	The troops fighting for the North, also called Yankees
Confederate	The troops fighting for the South, also called Rebels
Fugitive Slave Act	Designed to allow southern slaveholders to reclaim slaves who escaped to free states.

Created by: PRO Teacher msrwalsh

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