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president of the South
What is Jefferson Davis?
100
place of a famous speech by Lincoln. Also, the battle was the furthest North the South ever got.
What is Gettysburg?
100
fort captured by the South after secession by South Carolina
What is Fort Sumter?
100
his first name
What is Abraham?
100
more troops, more supplies, more railroads, more weapons, more factories
What are reasons the North should have won the war?
200
leader of the Southern troops
Who is Robert E. Lee?
200
Nicknamed 'Bloody' because of the massive casualties in such a short time.
What is Shiloh?
200
practice that the South used to pick their crops, that the North did not
What is slavery?
200
Lincoln had to do this to select men for military service, without their volunteering
What is the draft?
200
Union victory that gave them control of the Mississippi River
What is Vicksburg?
300
led a massive march to the sea, destroying everything in his path
Who is William Sherman?
300
first battle of the war, between troops from the North and the South
What is First Battle of Bull Run?
300
this act led to problems between Kansas and Nebraska
What is the Kansas-Nebraska act?
300
Lincoln issued this to say that all slaves in rebelling states were now frew
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
300
this battle led to the unfortunate death of the great Stonewall Jackson
What is battle of Chancellorsville?
400
slave that sued for his freedom because he was taken to a free state.
Who is Dred Scott?
400
place of the surrender of Lee to Grant
What is Appomattox Court House?
400
which decision by the Supreme Court said slaves were property
What is the Dred Scott decision?
400
England did NOT aid the South as a result of this event
What is the Emancipation Proclamation? Also accepted: the Northern win at the battle of Antietam
400
Northern plan to blockade and encircle the South
What is the Anaconda Plan?
500
said to have the slows by Lincoln
Who is Northern general McClellan?
500
name of the two iron clad ships involved in the first ever battle between iron ships.
What is the Monitor and the Virginia?
500
Northern and Southern states wanted to maintain control of this group, by having more votes than the other side.
What is Congress?
500
according to Lincoln, the goal of the war
What is preserving the Union/United States?
500
what years did the Civil War last
What is 1861-1865?
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