Rising Tensions
In 1850, the passage of this act, which mandated that escaped slaves be captured and returned, caused uproar in northern anti-slavery states.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
In 1861, the Civil War was started with a 34-hour bombardment on this fort in South Carolina.
What is Fort Sumter?
Part of the total war effort, including the March to the Sea, was led by this Union general, famous for the quote, "War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it."
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?
Issued by President Lincoln in 1862, this act demanded the freedom of all enslaved people in Confederate states that were still rebelling on January 1, 1863.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
With medical technology limited, many surgeons relied on this procedure as a solution to soldiers' severe wounds.
What is amputation?
After the election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860, this southern state seceded from the Union, with 10 more states to follow over the next six months.
What is South Carolina?
Taking place in Pennsylvania, the Union's victory in this 1863 battle is known as a turning point in the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
On their way to Savannah in the famous March to the Sea, Union troops destroyed this southern city, demolishing railroads, factories, and anything else that stood in their way.
What is Atlanta?
During the war, the Union used this forced recruitment tactic to reinforce its troops. Those selected could hire a replacement for $300.
What is conscription?
A hero on the battlefield during the Civil War, this nurse would later found the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?
In the late 1850s, violence broke out in the midwestern territories amidst heated debates about slavery, earning one state this descriptive nickname.
What is Bleeding Kansas?
Despite a larger army, disorganization caused a Union loss at this battle, the first major conflict during the Civil War.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)?
Union General Ulysses S. Grant earned this bloody nickname from northern dissenters who disapproved of the violent total war strategy.
What is "The Butcher?"
The Union's primary battle strategy was to block resources from entering the south on all sides, earning this reptilian nickname.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
The Civil War saw several new battlefield technologies, such as this type of bullet, which caused severe injuries with its higher accuracy and damage.
What is the Minie Ball?
In October 1859, John Brown led a slave uprising at this armory in Virginia, resulting in the deaths of more than 15 people and his own execution.
What is Harpers Ferry?
in 1862, the Union (kind of) won this extremely bloody battle in just one day, providing Lincoln with the morale he needed to issue the Emancipation Proclamation just five days later.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
Disagreeing with the violence of total war, this Union general from Ohio ran against Lincoln in 1864 on a platform seeking negotiated peace. However, he lost by a landslide.
Who is George McClellan?
As opposition to the war rose in the north, Lincoln suspended this constitutional right, which protects citizens from being held in jail without a charge.
What is habeas corpus?
Raised by her grandparents, this African-American nurse helped fix soldiers' wounds in Union-occupied territory.
Who is Susie King Taylor?
In May of 1856, southern Congressman Preston Brooks beat this Massachusetts senator with a cane on the Senate floor after the senator insulted his uncle.
Who is Charles Sumner?
Fought in February of 1862, this battle saw the Union's capture of a crucial fort, which also opened the Cumberland River for strategic invasion.
What is the Battle of Fort Donelson?
As the Civil War continued and both sides suffered huge losses, President Lincoln urged Grant to end the war by any means possible. The "total war" plan had this codename.
What is the Overland Campaign?
Playing the role of defenders, the Confederacy made use of this war strategy that relies on wearing out the other side's resources and morale.
What is a war of attrition?
Battlefield hospitals during the Civil War did not have access to the anesthesia we know today, so soldiers would be knocked out with one of these two drugs (name one).
What is ether OR chloroform?