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100
What event officially started the Civil War?

Fort Sumter

100
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
100
Who was the President of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
100

This battle included a 47-day siege in which the Union and Grant were victorious, leading to the Union eventually gaining control of the Mississippi River.

Vicksburg

100
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
200
Who raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
200
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
200
Who was the major Union General?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
200

Who were the 54th Massachusetts? 

African American regiment active from 1863-64, fought throughout the South

300

This state had two separate governments set up at the same time, one pro-slavery and one anti-slavery. 

Kansas

300

Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?

She was an escaped slave that helped run the Underground Railroad, as well as Union scout and spy

300
Who were two major Confederate Generals?
Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
300
What was the bloodiest single day in the Civil War?
Antietam
300
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
400

Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?

He wanted to steal weapons to start an anti-slavery rebellion

400

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

Stated anyone who helped enslaved people escape could also be fined or imprisoned.

400

What was the title of the act Lincoln issued to free enslaved people in rebel territories?

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

Why did the Dred Scott decision hurt the abolitionist cause?

Stated Dred Scott was still enslaved, was not a citizen, slavery was constitutional and could expand, Congress had now power to ban slavery

500

What made slavery in America different from slavery in other countries and historically?

Slavery was race-based, systemic, and fully integrated into the economy throughout the country. 

500
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
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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