Causes of Civil War
This term describes the violent conflict in the 1850s where pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers fought in Kansas over whether it would enter the Union as a free or slave state.
What is Bleeding Kansas?
This battle was the first MAJOR battle of the Civil War (where people from Washington, DC watched with picnic baskets)
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
This Union general later became president of the United States.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This Civil War technology allowed armies to quickly move troops, weapons, and supplies across long distances, giving the Union a major advantage.
What are railroads?
This nurse later founded the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?
This law allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to vote on slavery.
What is the Kansas–Nebraska Act?
This Confederate attack in South Carolina officially started the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
This Confederate general commanded the Army of Northern Virginia.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
These bullets caused terrible injuries because they expanded inside the body.
What are Minié balls?
The North had more of these, helping them make weapons and supplies.
What are factories?
This Supreme Court case ruled that enslaved people were not U.S. citizens.
What is the Dred Scott?
This battle gave Abraham Lincoln the chance to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
This Confederate general earned the nickname “Stonewall.”
Who is Thomas Jackson?
Doctors often performed this medical procedure to stop infections after injuries.
What are amputations?
The South believed this military advantage would help them win the war.
What is stronger military leadership/tradition?
This 1857 Supreme Court case ruled that African Americans were not U.S. citizens and that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories.
What is the Dred Scott case
This battle was the bloodiest battle fought on a single day in American history.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
This Union general created the Anaconda Plan at the start of the war.
Who is Winfield Scott?
These ships used steam power instead of sails to move faster and carry supplies.
What are steamships?
The North had a larger population, giving them more of these during the war.
What are soldiers/troops?
This radical abolitionist led a violent raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 in an attempt to start a slave uprising.
Who is John Brown?
This 3-day battle in Pennsylvania is often called the turning point of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This Union president struggled to find strong generals before finally trusting Grant.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This new technology helped generals communicate faster and coordinate troops during battles.
What is the telegraph?
This famous 1863 speech by Abraham Lincoln redefined the Civil War as a struggle to preserve a nation “of the people, by the people, for the people.”
What is the Gettysburg Address?