Compromises of the War
SEARS
Leaders
Battles
War Geography
100

Which happened first, the Missouri Compromise or the Compromise of the 1850?

The Missouri Compromise

100

The first S in SEARS stands for: (bonus point for a definition)

sectionalism: the loyalty to the interests, culture, and economic needs of a specific region or section of a country, rather than to the nation as a whole.

100
Who was the President of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
100

What was the first battle that began the Civil War?

Fort Sumter

100
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
200

What was a result of the MO Compromise? (X3 the points if you get all three)

MO was entered as a slave state, ME was entered as a free state. Territory above the 36-30 line would be considered free. 

200

The E in SEARS stands for: (bonus points for what happened as a result of the E) 

Election of Lincoln. Southern states began leaving the Union just months after the election. South Carolina seceded in December 1860, followed by six others by February 1861 to form the Confederate States of America

200
Who was the major Union General?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
200
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
300

Who was the person in charge of both of these compromises?

Henry Clay 

300

The A is SEARS stands for:

Abolitionists 

300

Who was the main Confederate General?

Robert E. Lee 

300
What was the bloodiest single day in the Civil War?
Antietam
300
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
400
What was a result of the Compromise of 1850? (x4 the points if you can get all four)

Ban slave trade in Washington DC, popular sovereignty in new territories like UT and NM, CA enters as a free state, and a strict revision on the fugitive slave act. 

400

The R in SEARS stands for: (bonus point for naming two of the compromises) 

Rights of States. Missouri Compromise of 1820, and the Compromise of 1850

400
What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
400
What was the name of the union strategy to surround the South and strangle it
Anaconda Plan
400
What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed, slaves were freed in the former Confederacy
500

True or false- these compromises both helped delay and cause the civil war?

TRUE

500

The final S in SEARS stands for: (bonus point-- true or false-- it is perhaps the main cause of the civil war)

Slavery - True 

500

What was the significance of the Gettysburg Address?

It redefined the purpose of the civil war. It emphasized Democracy and honored the fallen soldiers.

500
What was one of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
500
Along what river was the South split in two?
The Mississippi
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