Antebellum to War
Strategies
Secession
Emancipation Proclamation
Let's Battle!
100

What was the first major event leading up to the Civil War

Nullification

100

These were set-up around confederate ports to prevent goods/supplies from entering and leaving.

Blockade

100

How many sides were there in the debate on secession in Georiga?

2

100
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
Who is Lincoln
100

What were the names of the two sides that fought in the Civil War?

The Union and the Confederacy 

200
What compromise was created because California wanted to become a free state?
Compromise of 1850
200

What is the Anaconda Plan?

The Union's plan to block off confederate ports from receiving and sending out goods/supplies.

200

This side in the debate on secession was more conciliatory with the federal government.

Cooperationists 
200

This was the year the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.

1863

200

This side was anti-slavery?

The Union

300
What actions were not allowed in Washington,D.C. by the Compromise of 1850?
No buying and selling slaves in Washington,D.C.
300

This was the Union General that took Atlanta towards from the Confederacy in the last great victory of the war.

General William T Sherman
300

What event led to the southern states seceding?

The election of Abraham Lincoln

300
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
To serve as a war tactic by freeing the people who served as the labor force of the south.
300

This group of states seceded from the Union and were pro-slavery

The Confederate States

400

This is the idea that a state can pass laws/policies without federal involvement. 

State's Rights

400

These things were done after Sherman's victory in order to lower overall morale in the Confederate States.

Burning and destruction of towns: factories, railroads, personal property, etc.
400

When a state breaks away from a federation/country

Secession

400
What was the outcome of the Emancipation Proclamation?
The outcome was that slaves in the Confederate states were considered free. Many could now serve in the Union military.
400

This is known as the bloodiest battle in American history.

The Battle of Gettysburg

500
The Compromise of 1850 created two new territories
Utah and New Mexico Territories
500

Sherman's "March to the Sea" was the route Union forces took starting from this place and ending up in this place.

Atlanta, Savannah

500

The act of secession is considered to be a...

Declaration of War.
500

What affect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the Union Army's war effort?

It increased the number of Union soldiers and gave the Union the advantage it needed to beat the Confederacy.
500
How many states did the Confederacy have on its side?
11
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