Battles
The first battle of the Civil War is called what
What is The Battle of Fort Sumter
Who was the president during the Civil War
What is Abraham Lincon
This major event happened in April of 1965
What is the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
This primary conflict was the underlying cause of the Civil War.
What is Slavery
This was the goal of the Missouri Compromise
What is maintaining a power balance between the free and slave states
The first major Civil War engagement to take place on Union soil. It remains the single bloodiest day in American military history
What is Battle of Antietam
Harriet Tubman is known for doing this
What is led slaves through the Underground Railroad
The year the Emancipation Proclamation was declared
When is 1863
This military strategy involves destroying not just enemy armies, but also the civilian infrastructure and resources needed to keep fighting.
What is total War
In the election of 1860, name one candidate who ran against Abraham Lincoln
Who is Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckinridge, or John Bell
Considered the critical turning point of the American Civil War, the Union victory devastated Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s army, permanently halting the Confederate invasion of the North
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
Name one Compromise that Henry Clay helped pass
What is the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise Tariff of 1833, or the Compromise of 1850
These battles happened in Virginia from1861-62 and is one of two separate battles
What is The Battle of the Bull Runs
This political concept, championed by the South, argued that individual states retained sovereignty and could nullify federal laws they deemed unconstitutional.
What is State Rights
This collection of bills stated that whether a new state should be a free or slave state, which would be decided through popular sovereignty
What is the Compromise of 1850
This battle shattered the illusion that the conflict would be brief, paving the way for total war, and secured vital Union footholds in the West
What is the Battle of Shiloh
This person sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and advocated for Popular Sovereignty
Who is Stephen Douglas
This battle took place in Maryland in September of 1862
What is the Battle of Antietam
This term describes the South's failed foreign policy strategy, which assumed European nations would support the Confederacy because of their reliance on southern textile materials.
What is King Cotten Diplomacy
This law passed in 1854, was opposed by the Free-Soil Party
What is the Kansas–Nebraska Act
Often called the "Gettysburg of the West," the Union victory permanently ended Confederate ambitions to capture the West, seize California seaports, and control Colorado gold mines.
What is the Battle of Glorieta Pass
This judge authored the Dred Scott V Sanford Supreme Court case
Who is Roger B. Taney
The Battle of Gettysburg took place over what dates
When is July 1st to July 3rd 1863
This is the name of the village in Virginia where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
What is Appomattox Court House
Name one of the four cases that make up the Prize Cases
What is The Brig Amy Warwick, The Schooner Crenshaw, The Barque Hiawatha, or The Schooner Briliante