People who were against slavery were called what?
abolitionists
Who was the President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
What and when (which month/year?) was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter, April 1861
Which 1850 law made it easier for Slave owners to hunt for their escaped slaves in the North?
The Fugitive Slave Act
Who was the commanding Union General at the end of the war?
Ulysses S. Grant
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
The Battle of Gettysburg
Why did Uncle Tom’s Cabin anger northerners?
Because it depicted the evils of slavery
Which Supreme Court decision concluded that the slave in question could not sue for his freedom because he was property?
The Dred Scott decision
Who were the two leading Confederate Generals? (Hint: One was shot by his own men at the Battle of Chancellorsville)
Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Which battle was the bloodiest single day in the Civil War?
The Battle of Antietam
How many states seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America (CSA)?
Eleven
What was the title of the proclamation that Lincoln delivered to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
How and where was Lincoln assassinated?
DAILY DOUBLE: What was the name of the play?
He was assassinated at Ford's Theater watching a play with his wife.
DAILY DOUBLE: "Our American Cousin"
Where was the last battle of the Civil War when the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
By 1864, what river controlled by the Union split the South into two?
The Mississippi