Civil War Context

Front

Fill in the blank: "_______ States" are states that did not allow slavery.

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Free States

Front

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

Back

a law that required the return of runaway slaves to their owners.

Front

Why do you think these routes were called "underground"?

Back

Because they were secret and hidden

Front

Injustice:

Back

lack of fairness in a situation.

Front

What was John Brown trying to start?

Back

A rebellion

Front

Who used the Union navy to blockade southern ports?

Back

Abraham Lincoln

Front

An important sea battle between the Monitor (Union) and the Merrimack (Confederacy), two ironclad ships, took place in Virginia waters near ________ and Hampton.

Back

Norfolk

Front

Some enslaved African American women and men provided labor and some men ______ for the Union Army.

Back

fought

Front

Who was Robert Smalls?

Back

A Union naval captain

Front

The primary reason the Civil War was fought was over the issue of: tariffs, slavery, states rights, trade with Europe

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slavery