Guess the Word
1.
The southern
states that
seceded from the
United States in
1861..
2.
Successful Union
general who
attended West
Point Military
Academy; against
slavery
3. Slave states that remained in
the Union (Missouri,
Kentucky, Maryland, and
Delaware). *Lincoln did not
call for abolition (free all
slaves) at the beginning of the
war because these states had
slaves and would fight for the
Union.
5.
people that are
6.
Novel written by
Harriet Beecher Stowe
that showed the
horrors of slavery to
Northerners.
President of the
Confederacy; born in
Kentucky; for
slavery; believed
states had the right
to leave the Union
7.
8.
9.
4.
A series of agreements
passed by Congress in
1820-1821 to maintain
the balance of power
between slave states and
free states. Missouri was
admitted as a slave state
and Maine was admitted
as a free state to keep the
balance of power.
War between the North
and South.
wounded or killed
*There were a lot of
these in the battles of
the Civil War because
weapon technology had
improved, but battle
techniques had not.
to set free
Guess the Word
of the Confederacy
1.General
2.
considered to be one of the
greatest generals of all
time
*He was against slavery
but didn't want to fight
against his home state of
Virginia. He also believed
in states' rights
.
3.
Place where Civil
War ended on
April 9, 1865, when
Lee surrendered to
Grant.
Device that allowed
messages to be sent
by wires over long
distances *Helped
Union send battle
information.
5.
U.S. Supreme Court
6.
Novel written by
Harriet Beecher Stowe
that showed the
horrors of slavery to
Northerners.
the United States
(especially the
northern states
during the
American Civil
War)
7.
8.
9.
4.
A series of agreements
passed by Congress in
1820-1821 to maintain
the balance of power
between slave states and
free states. Missouri was
admitted as a slave state
and Maine was admitted
as a free state to keep the
balance of power.
To leave or withdraw
*Eleven Southern states
seceded from the Union
in 1860 which
precipitated the Civil
War..
decision which
determined that slaves
(Dred Scott) could not
sue in federal court
because they did not
have the rights of
citizenship.
President of the
United States of
America during
the Civil War;
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