Names
president of the Confederate States of America
Who was Jefferson Davis
the turning point of the Civil War.
What was the Battle of Gettysburg
The 11 states that seceded from the Union
The Confederate States of America
The network of secret routes leading escaped slaves to freedom in the North and Canada
What was the Underground Railroad
This allowed Kansas to enter the Union as a slave state.
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act
He wrote a book about his life as a slave.
Who was Frederick Douglas
1861
What year did the Civil War begin
The first state to seceded from the Union
What is South Carolina
These were the two issues decided by the Civil War
What was that slavery would be illegal in the United States and that no state could leave the Union
The political party founded on the idea that slavery should not be allowed in the US territories
What was the Republican Party
He was the leader of the Confederate army.
Who was Robert E. Lee
The ships involved in the Battle of the Ironclads.
What were the Monitor (Union) and the Merrimack (Confederate)
Fort Sumpter
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired
Outlawed Slavery in the United States of America
What is the 13th Amendment
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of this Compromise
What was the Compromise of 1850
Union General who "Marched to the sea".
Who was William T. Sherman
This was the first major battle of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Bull Run
Lincoln was assassinated here
What is Ford's Theater
This book by Harriet Beecher Stowe brought awareness to the plight of enslaved people in the South
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
It attempted to Balance the power in the Senate between Free and Slave states
What was the Compromise of 1850
He assassinated Lincoln
More soldiers died here in one day than on any other day in the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Antietam
Lee surrendered to Grant here
What is Appomattox Courthouse, VA
He brought an important cause to the Supreme Court
Who was Dred Scott
This Supreme Court Ruling allowed slavery in the US territories
What was the Dred Scott decision