Civil War
Civil War Battles
People of the Civil War
Reconstruction
Random
100
The Civil War lasted from ______ to ______?
1861 to 1865
100
The Union gained control of this river by winning the Battle of Vicksburg.
Mississippi
100
I was the military leader in the South. (Confederacy)
Robert E. Lee
100
These were put into place during Reconstruction to restrict former slaves in the southern states from being involved in politics, travel, or in the justice system.
Black Codes
100
Arrange these events in chronological order.
III, II, IV, I
200
Which of the following would complete this timeline?
A. Election of 1860 B. Battle of Gettysburg
C. 13th Amendment D. Emancipation Proclamation
A. Election of 1860
200
The single bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
Battle of Antietam
200
I was the political leader (President) in the North (Union).
Abraham Lincoln
200
One result of the Civil War is that it strengthened the power of the federal government over the _________.
States or state government.
200
This took away almost all rights of freed African Americans?
A. Emancipation Proclamation B. Freedman's Bureau
C. Morill Act D. Black Codes
D. Black Codes
300
This Civil War Battle happened first.
Fort Sumter
300
One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War was that Confederate forces had--
knowledge of the terrain where most of the battles were fought.
also will take: (better generals)
300
This abolitionist had been a slave in Maryland during his youth in Maryland which contributed to his support for the Union during the Civil War.
Frederick Douglass
300
After Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse
the main priority of the United States was to..
implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union.
300
Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt as a result of the ______________ system.
Sharecropping
400
This battle ended the Civil War.
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
400
The Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg is considered the turning point of the Civil War because...
It turned back the Confederate invasion of the North.
400
This Civil War figure was known for his toughness on the battlefield.
Stonewall Jackson
400
This group greatly contributed to expanding education opportunities for newly-freed enslaved people.
Freedmen's Bureau
400
Name two advantages the North (Union) had that allowed them to win the Civil War.
More people, More railroad lines, More industrialized, etc.
500
Explain how U.S. tariff policies contributed to sectionalism prior to the Civil War.
Northern states benefited from the tariffs, while Southern states considered them an economic burden.
500
The siege of Vicksburg affected the balance of power in the Civil War by giving the Union control of the Mississippi and doing what to the Confederacy?
Dividing it in half
500
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which did what?
Freed the slaves in the Southern States that had seceded from the Union.
500
The affect of this event was the loss of leadership which made overcoming challenges the nation faced more difficult.
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
500
The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution specifically lists rights that are granted to
A. elected officials B. military leaders
C. people accused of crimes D. business owners
C. people accused of crimes