Causes of the War
What was the name of the proposal that tried to ban slavery in new territory gained from Mexico?
Wilmot Proviso
Which compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state?
Missouri Compromise
Who was elected president in 1860 and led the Union during the Civil War?
Abe Lincoln
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter
What document is the basis for our entire government?
US Constitution
Which book exposed the horrors of slavery and caused outrage in the South
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What law banned slavery in the Northwest Territory?
Northwest Ordinance
Who debated Abraham Lincoln and supported popular sovereignty?
Stephen Douglas
Which battle was the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history?
Battle of Antietam
What document freed slaves in Confederate states?
Emancipation Proclamation
What event involved violence between pro- and anti-slavery settlers in Kansas?
Bleeding Kansas
What was strengthened in the Compromise of 1850 and forced people to return escaped slaves?
Fugitive Slave Act
What Union General eventually became President?
Ulysses Grant
Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Ghettysburg
What speech by Lincoln stated that “all men are created equal”?
Ghettysburg Address
Who tried to lead a slave rebellion by attacking Harpers Ferry?
John Brown
What compromise allowed California in as a free state and gave New Mexico & Utah popular sovereignty?
Compromise of 1850
Who was the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Breecher Stowe
At what location did General Lee surrender to General Grant?
Appomattox Court House
What amendment banned slavery and gave freedom to all enslaved people in the U.S.
13th Amendment
What Supreme Court decision stated that African Americans were not U.S. citizens?
Dred Scott Decision
What law allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to vote on slavery and led to violence?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Which Supreme Court Chief Justice said African Americans had no rights under the Constitution?
Roger Taney
What event showed how violent the debate over slavery had become, involving a senator being beaten in Congress?
the caning of Charles Sumner
What law required states to return escaped enslaved people and was hated in the North?
Fugitive Slave Act