Kansas
Fighting in this territory was so violent the land was said to have bled.
What is Kansas
This presidential candidate wanted to keep slavery out of the West entirely.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This famous abolitionist attacked the city of Harpers Ferry in hopes of freeing slaves and capturing firearms.
This state was the last state to secede from the Union.
What is Tennessee
This was the first battle of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter
John Brown and his sons killed 5 proslavery settlers on this Kansas creek.
What is Pottawattamie Creek.
This presidential candidate had no stance on slavery and believed in preserving the "Union and the Laws"
Who is John Bell
This Election of 1860 candidate believed that the states should vote on whether they wanted slavery or not.
Who is Stephen Douglas
This state broke away from Virginia in 1863 and joined the Union.
What is West Virginia
This plan involved squeezing the South to death by cutting off supplies by sea.
This act passed in 1854 abolished the Missouri Compromise Line and allowed settlers to move into Kansas.
What is The Kansas - Nebraska Act
This Southern Democratic candidate believed that slavery should be allowed in all states and territories.
Who is John C. Breckinridge
This Union General had a nickname which was given to him by his soldiers
Who is Uncle Billy
This region had a larger population, a larger navy, and more industry when the Civil War started.
What is the North
This Union General believed that by destroying factories, railroads, and farms, he could shorten the War and make the South surrender.
Who is General Sherman
When Kansas became a state in 1861 did it enter the Union as a Free State or a Slave State?
What is a Free State
True or False. Abraham Lincoln won several Southern states in the Election of 1860.
False
This Union Officer commanded Fort Sumter and was the former student of his opponent, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard.
Who is Robert Anderson
What is Charleston Harbor
This Confederate weapon was the first submarine in history to sink a ship.
What is the H.L. Hunley
Men from this state rushed into Kansas to make it a slave state. Which state was this?
What is Missouri
True or False. The Democratic Party could not agree on the issue of slavery in 1860 and divided into Northern and Southern parties.
True
This man was a former slave and abolitionist leader. He tried to change John Brown's mind about attacking Harpers Ferry.
Who is Frederick Douglas
This river split the Confederacy in half. The Confederates had forts along this river. The Union Army and Navy captured them and split the Confederacy in half.
What is the Mississippi River
This ship was sunk by a Confederate submarine 4 miles off the coast of Charleston.
What is the USS Housatonic.