Causes of the Civil War
invention that made it easier to separate seeds from cotton
What is the cotton gin?
This battle proved to both sides that the war would be long and bloody, and was marked by people bringing lunches to watch the battle
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
This document freed slaves from states still in rebellion
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
She was a famous nurse who went on to found the American Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton?
This was the number one killer during the war
What is disease?
This state was admitted as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise which admitted Missouri as a slave state
What is Maine?
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued following the Union victory at this battle
What is Antietam?
What is twenty?
He was the main Confederate general throughout the war
Who is Robert E. Leee
This was the nickname given to the Union battle strategy which included a blockade of Southern ports and control of the Mississippi River
What is the Anaconda Plan?
This novel made slavery a moral issue in the North and detailed the horrors of slavery
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
This is the bloodiest BATTLE of the entire Civil War
What is Gettysburg?
This was the nickname given to peace democrats which opposed Lincoln's policies
What are copperheads?
He suspended the writ of habeas corpus during the war and declared martial law to restore order in the Border States
Lincoln issued the statement "One War at a time" and released southerners Mason and Slidell after they were arrested on a British ship as part of this incident
What is the Trent Affair?
California was admitted as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Act was strengthened as part of this compromise
What is the Compromise of 1850?
This was the first battle of ironclads, and proved that wooden ships were obsolete
What is the Battle of Hampton Roads?
These paper notes were issued by the Union to help finance the war
What are greenbacks?
This famous confederate General earned the nickname "Stonewall" following the Battle of Bull Run
Who is Thomas Jackson?
What is rifling?
What is popular sovereignty?
This battle marked the end of the Civil War
What is Appomattox Court House?
the practice of buying up goods at the start of war and then selling them later on when supply is low to make a profit is known as this
What is profiteering?
Lincoln became furious with this general due to his cautious approach and failure to attack the enemy
Who is George B. McClellan?
This was the most horrific prison camp during the war
What is Andersonville, Georgia?