Causes of Civil War
This political party was created to stop the spread of slavery into new territories.
What is the Republican Party?
This battle was the first MAJOR battle of the Civil War.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
This Union general later became president of the United States.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This invention allowed messages to travel quickly over long distances during the war.
What is the telegraph?
This nurse later founded the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?
This law allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to vote on slavery.
What is the Kansas–Nebraska Act?
This Confederate attack officially started the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
This Confederate general commanded the Army of Northern Virginia.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
These bullets caused terrible injuries because they expanded inside the body.
What are Minié balls?
The North had more of these, helping them make weapons and supplies.
What are factories?
This Supreme Court case ruled that enslaved people were not U.S. citizens.
What is the Dred Scott?
This battle gave Abraham Lincoln the chance to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
This Confederate general earned the nickname “Stonewall.”
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
Doctors often performed this medical procedure to stop infections after injuries.
What are amputations?
The South believed this military advantage would help them win the war.
What is stronger military leadership/tradition?
Southern states believed they had this power to ignore or reject federal laws.
What are states’ rights?
This battle was the bloodiest battle fought on a single day in American history.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
This Union general created the Anaconda Plan at the start of the war.
Who is Winfield Scott?
These ships used steam power instead of sails to move faster and carry supplies.
What are steamships?
The North had a larger population, giving them more of these during the war.
What are soldiers/troops?
The election of this Republican president caused several Southern states to secede from the Union.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This 3-day battle in Pennsylvania is often called the turning point of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This Union president struggled to find strong generals before finally trusting Grant.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This new technology helped generals communicate faster and coordinate troops during battles.
What is the telegraph?
One major Southern weakness was that they had fewer factories and less of this transportation system.
What are railroads?