Abolish - To stop or put an end to something, Amendment - The act of changing a legal document (Constitution), Secede - To leave or withdraw from membership in a federal union, Union - The act of two or more persons or states joining together for a common purpose, Civil War - A war between the citizens of the same country, Reconstruction - The period after the Civil War when the Southern states were reunited with the Union, Slavery - One of the main causes of the civil war was..., Eleven - How many states seceded the Union, They wanted to keep their way of life and depended on slavery, which the North wanted to abolish - Why did the South secede?, return to the Union - What did President Lincoln want the South to do after they seceded?, The Underground Railroad - an escape route for enslaved people to gain their freedom., Conductor - Harriet Tubman was a _________ in the Underground Railroad., Emancipation Proclamation - President Lincoln issued this to abolish slavery., Battle of Fort Sumter - start of the Civil War, Battle of Ironclads - the only battle on water. It changed how the navy built and used their ships., Battle of Antietam - This battle took more lives in battle than any other day in American history. After this battle President Lincoln revealed his Emancipation Proclamation., The Battle of Gettysburg - This battle lasted for three days, was a major victory for the North and one of the most important battles. , Gettysburg Address - President Lincoln gave a famous speech called the ..., Sherman’s March - This led 100,000 men from the North into Atlanta, GA. Took control of the city and stopped trade and supplies reaching the Confederate troops., Surrender at the Appomattox - where General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Court House and ended the Civil War.,

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