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  Idea that the trade of goods of the Confederate States and Europe was vital to both economies
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  November 6th. South did not like Lincoln and his ideas about the abolition of slavery
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  Elected President of the Confederate States of America
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  Border states between the Confederacy and the Union. They did secede after the Battle of Fort Sumter
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  Confederate army attacks the union occupied Fort Sumter near Charleston
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  Union General at Fort Sumter
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  A plan to effectively "suffocate" the Confederacy by blockading the coast of the South, including the Mississippi River and the Ohio River
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  First major land battle of the Civil War. Made the Civil War a reality to most people
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  Confederate General. Got his nickname "Stonewall" Jackson during the first Batttle of Bull Run
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  became General in Chief of the Union army
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  In early 1861, Lincoln offered Lee the command of the Union Army. He declined, and took control of the Confederate Army against the Union
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  McClellans campaign to capture Richmond. Failed
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  Confederate Draft of Soldiers
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  As union troops advanced further south, the slaves on land capture were freed.
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  Single most Casualties in a single day during the Civil War
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  Freed all slaves
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  Ulysses Grant's capture of the city of Vicksburg. Gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
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  Worst battle. Most casualties in one battle over the entire length of the war
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  Commander in Chief of the Union Army at Gettysburg
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  Confederate commander under Lee at Gettysburg
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  Brutal Massacre of Confederate troops on the final day of Gettysburg
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  Lincoln's order of Martial Law during war time
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  Victorious in the Chattanooga Campaign. Becomes Commander in Chief until end of the war
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  March to Savannah, Georgia by the Union Army to surround Richmond
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  Where Robert E Lee surrenders to Ulysses S Grant
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  Made Slavery illegal in the United States of America, including the South