Civil War Study Guide

Uncle Tom’s Cabin A book written by Harriett Beecher Stowe that discussed the cruelty of slavery

John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry Tried to start a Slave rebellion by attacking a U.S. Army post

Gettysburg Address A speech given by Abraham Lincoln

13th Amendment Said the slavery would not be allowed in the United States

14th Amendment Declared that the states could not limit the rights of citizens

15th Amendment Gave all men the right to vote

Appomattox Court House The town where General Robert E. Lee Surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant

Fort Sumter Marked the beginning of the Civil War

Gettysburg A city in Pennsylvania Where the Union defeated the Confederacy

Sherman’s March to the Sea Sherman’s soldier’s march to Savannah

Atlantic Campaign The Union began this attack because it was the center for southern supplies, factories and railroads.

Abraham Lincoln Freed the slaves because he hoped they would fight for the Union.

Robert E. Lee General of the Confederate Army.

Ulysses S. Grant General of the Union Army

Jefferson Davis Was the President of the Confederate States

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Became known as “Stonewall Jackson” because he was like a stone wall in battle; he never backed down.

sharecropping took the place of slavery, and was where poor farmers used a landowner’s fields.

Jim Crow laws Southern states passed these laws to keep African Americans separated from other Americans.

North also known as the Union and the Yankees

South also known as the Confederacy and the Rebels.