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100

Which Republican president opposed slavery?

Abraham Lincoln

100

Where was the battle that had the most profound influence on the Civil War fought at?

Gettysburg

100

Weapons, ammunition and equipment used in war is called...

Munition

100

To discuss and bargain between two or more parties in order to reach an agreement is...

Negotiate

100

Which group had their way of life end after the election of 1860?

Southerners

200

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

Jefferson Davis
200

Which Confederate general stood "like a stone wall" during the Battle of Bull Run?

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

200

The act of spying to gather information about the enemy's positions and weaknesses is called

Scouting
200
A temporary fortification where guns are mounted is called

Siegeworks

200

Where was President Lincoln shot and killed?

A Theater or Play

300

Which Union general did Lincoln trust most of all?

Ulysses S. Grant
300

Who captured and burned Atlanta, an important rail hub for the Confederacy?

William T. Sherman
300

The act of removing oneself from an organization or alliance is

Secede
300

The principle that the federal government has only limited authority over each state is called...

States' rights

300

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender?

Appomattox Courthouse

400

Which Confederate general was the most famous and became superintendent of West Point?

Robert E. Lee

400

Which battle started the Civil War?

Fort Sumter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

400

What was the time period after the Civil War called when America was being rebuilt by reuniting the nation physically, socially and politically?

Reconstruction

400

A military operation in which a city is completed surrounded, cutting off any help and supplies in order to force a surrender is called

Siege
400

Who lost a Supreme Court case when trying to obtain his freedom from slavery?

Dred Scott

500

Which Union general attempted to capture Richmond from the Confederates in the Peninsular Campaign?

George McClellan

500

Where was the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War fought at?

Antietam

500

A person who strives to do away with slavery is called an...

Abolitionist

500

The notice/document that promised to free all enslaved people was called the

Emancipation Proclamtion

500

What did the North gain control of after capturing Vicksburg?

Mississippi River

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