Who was Abraham Lincoln?

The president of the Union during the Civil War.

What was the main difference between the North and the South?

The main difference was slavery.

What happened in 1861?

That was the year the Civil War started.

What is a recruiter?

Somebody who encourages others to join a group.

What is the Union?

A group of states who were also referred to as the North.

Who was Harriet Bishop?

A woman who grew up in Vermont and who became St. Paul's first school teacher.

What happened in 1804?

The year that the North officially stopped using slaves.

What happened in 1865?

That was the year the Civil War ended.

What is an immigrant?

A person who comes into a country to live there.

What is the Confederacy?

Eleven states that seceded from the Union and developed their own government.

Who was Dred Scott?

A slave who was moved to a free state and then moved back to a slave state. He thought he was free, so he went to court, but the court did not give him his freedom.

What happened on January 1, 1863?

That was the day all Confederate states were meant to abolish slavery. (aka The Emancipation Proclamation.)

What is a regiment?

A group of 1,000 soldiers.

What is an abolitionist?

Someone who opposes slavery.

Does the North or the South have a more agricultural economy?

The South has this type of economy.

Who was Ulysses S. Grant?

Leader of the Union Army.

What did the Union want to do?

They wanted to abolish slavery in the North and in the South.

What was the First Battle of Bull Run?

The first main battle of the Civil War. Sightseers came to watch with picnic baskets.

What does secede mean?

To withdraw from the Union states.

Who was Eliza Winston?

A slave who was moved to Minnesota (a free state). She met Emily and Ralph Grey, who helped her become free.

Who was Robert E. Lee?

Leader of the Confederate Army.

What was the Underground Railroad?

A route of houses Harriet Tubman would follow to bring groups of slaves to Canada.

What was the Battle of Gettysburg?

A battle that took place on July 1-3, 1863. The Union won.

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

The presidential decree that stated that as of January 1,1863, the slaves in the Confederate states were free.

What was the Gettysburg Address?

A very famous speech President Lincoln gave in honor of the soldiers who died in the Battle of Gettysburg.