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This Compromise saw Missouri come into the Union as a Slave State and Maine as a Free state, keeping the balance of power in the Senate
What is the Missouri Compromise or Compromise of 1820
An American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869-1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
April 12th, 1861- Confederate soldiers fired on this fort initiated the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter
This Governor Refused to sign an oath to the Confederacy
Who is Sam Houston
She was a best selling author who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe
This act allowed Kansas and Nebraska to vote on whether or not to be a free or slave state. It outlawed the Missouri Compromise.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854
Confederate general, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, who graduated 2nd in his class at West Point.
Who is Robert E. Lee
This battle was turning point of the War, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
On October 4, 1862, a small Union fleet sailed into a Texas harbor and easily overcame the Confederate defenses there.
What is the Battle of Galveston
These people kept the farms and factories going. They ran offices, taught school, and kept government records.
Who are the Women
This Compromise saw California come into the union as a free state, they had to have 1 pro-slavery senator. The slave trade was banned in Washington D.C. It added the Fugitive Slave Law to the U.S.
What is the Compromise of 1850
These two gentleman were the presidents of the USA and CSA
Who are Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
Written by Winfield Scott, called for blockade of the southern coast, capture of Richmond, capture Mississippi R, and to take an army through the heart of south.
What are the Union Strategies or Anaconda Plan
This was the final battle of the Civil War. It took place after the Robert Lee surrendered to Ulysses Grant. The confederates won the battle.
What is The Battle of Palmito Ranch
Born in Kentucky and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1853. He fought in the battles of Nashville and Gettysburg. Lee called his men his finest soldiers.
Who is John Bell Hood
This election saw the first Republican elected as president of the United States. Shortly after South Carolina secedes from the Union.
What is the Election of 1860 or Election of Abe Lincoln
This Major-General was known for his March To The Sea were he used a tactic called Total War
who is William T Sherman
Union gains control of Mississippi, confederacy split in two.
What is the Battle of Vicksburg
Union forces tried to capture this river, particularly were the river dumps into the Gulf of America. Several Union ships were damaged and the Confederates captured about 350 Union soldiers. The Northern force retreated
What is the Battle of Sabine Pass
DOUBLE JEOPARDY QUESTION
In a battle in Virginia in 1864, he led his unit to victory when all its commanders had been killed. For his courage and leadership, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military award.
Who is Milton M. Holland
This event took place when John Brown tried to start a slave revolt but failed and was hung for treason.
What is the Raid on Harpers Ferry
DOUBLE JEOPARDY QUESTION
The gentleman was known as the great compromiser for authoring the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850
Who is Henry Clay
This was site were Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulyesse Grant
What is Appomattox Courthouse
This city was pivotal to Texas cotton traders because of how close it was to Mexico. The Union army hoped to cut off this valuable supply line by capturing this key city
Fighting at Brownsville
The Supreme Court ruled against this person. The Court declared that people of African descent, whether enslaved or free, were not considered citizens of the United States.This meant they could not sue in federal court.
What is the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857