The place where the first shots of the war were fired
What is Fort Sumter
100
The North wanted to prevent the spread of this
What is slavery
100
This person wrote a book describing the cruelty of slaves
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe
200
I was the president of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis?
200
To kill an important leader
What is assassination
200
This was the first major battle of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Bull Run or the Battle of Mannasses
200
This allowed the North to get a visual of the treatment of slaves in the South through the reading of this book
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
200
This election caused many people to believe the only way to protect their rights was secession
What is the Election of 1860
300
I was general of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Who is Robert E. Lee
300
Given by Abraham Lincoln that said the North would no longer allow slavery if you were a slave in the Confederacy and helped the North to win the war
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
300
This was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War and is often described as the war's turning point
What is the Battle of Gettysburgh
300
This group opposed taxes that would raise prices and hurt sales to New England states
Who is the South
300
This was an abolitionist that attacked an U.S. army post in Virginia.
Who is John Brown
400
I was over a raid in Harpers Ferry, Va. I was captured and hung at this raid.
Who is John Brown
400
To bring a good in from another country
What is import
400
This was the practice of total war and William Tecumseh Sherman led this from Atlanta to Savannah
What is Sherman's March to the Sea
400
This side wanted the nation to stay together and wanted a strong centralized government
Who is the North
400
This Supreme Court decision caused abolitionist to believe that slavery would spread all over the country
What is the Dred Scott Decision
500
I was once a free man who moved to a slave state and was forced into slavery. I went to court about the decision.
Who is Dred Scott
500
A military strategy that reguired destroying everything around
What is total war
500
This is the place where the Civil War ended
What is Appomatox Courthouse
500
The North wanted a government that was more nationalized with less of an emphasis on state's rule of government. The South wanted less national government and more what?
What is state's rights
500
A person who was against the spread of slavery was known as a what