Civil War

Leaders

100

This person led the March to the Sea destroying everything in his path.

William T. Sherman

200

This person was the most successful Northern general in the Civil War.

Ulysses S. Grant

300

This person was the most successful Southern general in the Civil War.

Robert E. Lee

400

This person was the President of the Union during the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

500

This person was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Jefferson Davis

People

100

This person wrote the book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, which spoke about the cruelty of slavery.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

200

This person, known for his strength, led the Confederates during the First Battle of Bull Run.

"Stonewall" Jackson

300

This person helped many escape slavery through the Underground Railroad.

Harriett Tubman

400

Which abolitionist led an attack at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

John Brown

500

This abolitionist Senator was beaten with a cane by another Senator for his views.

Charles Sumner

Events

100

The two major Union victories known as the turning points of the war were ________________.

Gettysburg and Vicksburg

200

How did the Civil War begin?

when the Southerners attacked the Union at Fort Sumter in SC

300

What was the purpose of General Sherman's March to the Sea?

to destroy everything in GA that could help the South win the war

400

Where did Lee surrender to Grant to end the war?

In a home in the town of Appomattox Court House

500

What was the main cause of the war?

states' rights

Battles

100

One of two victories for the Confederacy in the East.

Fredericksburg or Chancellorsville

200

This victory first gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

Battle of Shiloh

300

This was the first major battle in the war.

The Battle of Bull Run (Battle of Manassas)

400

This siege allowed the Union to control the entire Mississippi River.

The Siege at Vicksburg

500

Day 3 of the Battle of Gettysburg included this daring move by the Confederates.

Pickett's Charge

Miscellaneous

100

Type of vessel the USS Merrimack and CSS Virginia were.

Ironclad

200

Lincoln won the election of 1860 despite what?

Not being on the ballot in 10 southern states

300

It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they

who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

400

This declaration came after the Union victory at Antietam.

The Emancipation Proclamation

500

One of the most famous African American units in the Union army

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment