A
New industries started in South Carolina during the antebellum period were...
Textiles and pottery
The first locomotive in South Carolina was called the...
Best Friend of Charleston
Who led raids on pro-slavery settlements in Kansas and was killed while trying to arm slaves at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia?
John Brown
What made capturing and returning runaway slaves to their owner the responsibility of the federal government?
Fugitive Slave Law
The Republican Party of 1860 was...
Anti-salvery
What happened in 1860 that caused South Carolina to secede from the United States?
Abraham Lincoln was elected president
How did Uncle Tom's Cabin influence northerners' opinions of southerners?
They though southerners were cruel and beat their slaves to death
On December 20, 1860, South Carolina signed which document that removed them from the United States?
Ordinance of Secession
Who beat Charles Sumner with his cane on the US Senate floor for a speech he made insulting his family and South Carolina?
Preston Brooks
The seceding southern states formed the __________ on February 4, 1861.
Confederate States of America
What was Abraham Lincoln's position on secession?
Said secession was illegal
Who commanded Confederate troops that shelled Fort Sumter?
General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
Who was the final commander of the Union Army?
Ulysses S. Grant
When did General Beauregard fire on Fort Sumter?
April 12, 1861
How long did most people think the war would last?
3-6 Months.
What General commanded the Confederate Army?
Robert E. Lee
How many states made up the Confederate States of America?
11
How many people were killed or wounded in the Civil War?
600,000 dead and 400,000 wounded
What major Georgia city did General Sherman burn?
Atlanta
The Confederate States of America had three capitals--first, it was in Montgomery, Alabama and the last place was Danville, Virgina. Where was the capital located for the longest period of time?
Richmond, Virginia
When did the Civil War begin and when did it end?
It started on April 9, 1861 and ended on April 12, 1865
What city in South Carolina did General William Tecumseh Sherman burn?
Columbia
What battle is known as the bloodiest single day of fighting in the Civil War?
Antietam
Of the South Carolina men who served in the Civil War, what percentage died in the war?
35%
What happened in Charleston, South Carolina on December 11th and 12th, 1861?
Fire