People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
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Who was the President of the Union and who was the President of the Confederacy?
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
100
What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
100
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
200
Who raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
200
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
200
Who was the major Union General?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
What was the name of one ship in the first battle between two ironclad ships in 1862?
Merrimack (Virginia) or the Monitor
200
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
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Why did Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner on the floor of Congress?
Because he insulted his uncle, Andrew Butler, making fun of his speech impediment
300
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
300
Who were two major Confederate Generals?
Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
300
What military academy did many Confederate generals graduate from?
West Point
300
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
400
Why did the South eventually sign on to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Because the Act repealed the Missouri Compromise Line of 1820, thereby allowing slavery to spread where it had been previously prohibited.
400
What is the name for a law that seeks to control slaves in some way?
A slave code(s).
400
What amendment did Lincoln initially support to keep slavery where it was?
The Corwin Amendment
400
What was the Anaconda Plan?
The nickname for the Union's plan to blockade Southern ports to prevent the export of cotton and the import of manufactured goods.
400
What was the name of the city and state that Union forces wished to capture as a result of the Battle of Bull Run?
Richmond, Virginia
500
Who were the candidates that ran for President in 1860?
John Bell, John Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas, and Abraham Lincoln
500
What did John C. Calhoun say was the reason why slavery was beneficial for a slave?
Because a slave was taken from Africa to America, thereby elevating him in status. The black slave could be surrounded and thereby "happier" among the superior white race.
500
Who was the Senator that proposed banning slavery from the territory acquired from Mexico?
David Wilmot.
500
What was one result of the battle at Antietam?
It was the single bloodiest day of battle; Union General George McClellan was fired by Lincoln.
500
What was one military advantage the South had over the North?
They fought on their own soil, manpower was initially greater, and the supply lines were shorter.