Key events
What act repealed the Missouri Compromise and led to violent uprising in the territories?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What political party was Abraham Lincoln apart of?
Republican Party
What president led the United States through the CW?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
What document talked about enslaved people being free from owners controlling them?
Who raided the Harper's Ferry to start a slave rebellion?
John Brown
When was Abraham Lincoln Born?
Feb 12, 1809
Which African-American taught themselves how to read and write and later published a book about slavery?
Frederick Douglass
Who won the Civil War?
The Union
What speech did Lincoln deliver about the Union victory at Gettysburg?
Gettysburg Address
Who was elected as the 16th President of the United States in the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Why was Abraham Lincoln hated by the South?
The South thought he would abolish slavery
Who was the 18th President?
Ulysses S. Grant
How did the Civil War begin?
The Confederate forces opened fire on the Fort Sumter.
How did Abraham Lincoln pass away?
Assassination
What formal document stated that southern states could officially leave the US?
The Ordinance of Secession
What was Abraham Lincoln's goal in the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln's goal in the American Civil War was to preserve the Union and prevent it from breaking apart.
Which Confederate military general was known for their effort to reunite the country during the CW?
Robert E. Lee
Which major battle during the CW is often considered as the turning point of the war?
Battle of Gettysburg
What was the strategy called where the Union fought to blockade the Southern ports?
The Anaconda Plan
Where did the Confederates bombard the South?
Fort Sumter
What did the First Inaugural Address tell the South?
Who was a prominent American attorney and politician who served as Secretary of War during the Civil War?
Edwin M. Stanton
Which amendment to the Constitution officially abolished slavery in the US?
The 13th Amendment
What allowed the Union military to arrest and hold people suspected of being Confederate spies?
Suspension of Habeas Corpus