Abe's Policies
This is what Lincoln believed American democracy meant.
What is equal right and equality?
The first major battle of the Civil War
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
The years the Civil War started and ended.
What are 1861 and 1865?
The side that wanted slavery to continue.
What is the South?
The location where the war began.
What is Fort Sumter? (S.C. Charleston Harbor)
The primary reason that Lincoln waited so long to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
Lincoln thought the union would break up.
The battle where the bloodiest single day of combat in the Civil War took place.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued this year.
What is 1863?
The side that wanted to keep the nation together.
What is the North?
The amount of people that died in the war.
What is 750,000?
Acts that gave citizens or future citizens up to 180 acres of public land provided they live on it, improve it, and pay a small registration fee.
What are the Homestead Acts?
The Union Army suffered immense losses (12,000 dead or wounded) after attacking Robert E. Lee's army in this battle.
What is the Battle of Fredericksburg?
The year that Lincoln was elected to his second term as president.
What is 1864?
The side that claimed victory at the battle of Antietam. (Commonly considered a draw but one side claimed victory)
What is the North?
The amendment that was ratified to abolish slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
The reasons Lincoln suspended habeus corpus.
To stop protest against the draft and other anti-union activities.
The two battles that served as turning points in the war.
What are the battles of Vicksburg and Gettysburg?
The day that the Confederates surrendered (only half credit for the year).
What is April 9, 1865?
What is 7 states from the South?
The amount of money the Union borrowed to finance the war.
What is 2.6 billion dollars?
A main talking point of Lincoln's last public adress.
What is whether freedmen should have the right to vote?
The Confederate Army surrendered here.
What is Appomattox?
On this day, the Battle of Gettysburg was fought (only half credit if just the year).
What is July 1, 1863?
The region in which tobacco was grown.
What is the South?
One of Lincoln's concerns that made him hesitant to take action against slavery.
What is keeping the support of border states?