Causes
This was the primary cause of the Civil War between the North and the South.
What is SLAVERY?
This army initiated the Civil War with an attack on Fort Sumter.
Who is the CONFEDERACY?
"I freed a thousand slaves and I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves."
Who is HARRIET TUBMAN?
Area of the country where cash crops would have been cultivated on rich and fertile land.
What is the SOUTH?
This person was responsible for creating the Red Cross.
Who is CLARA BARTON?
This state bled for roughly two years as a result of arguments over slavery.
What is KANSAS?
Battle that Thomas Jackson received his nickname "Stonewall."
What is the BATTLE AT BULL RUN?
"After losing the battle at Gettysburg, I am aware this the loss of this war falls on my shoulders."
Who is ROBERT E. LEE?
In Sharpsburg, Maryland, it was at this battle that the bloodies day of the Civil War occurred.
What is the BATTLE AT ANTIETAM?
Amendment that would would overrule the decision stating Dred Scott was not a U.S. Citizen.
What is the 14th AMENDMENT?
First state that attempted to secede from the Union, which would become one of Lincoln's top priorities leading to the Civil War.
What is SOUTH CAROLINA?
Location of the Confederacy's surrender to end the Civil War.
Where is APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE, VIRGINIA?
"We have come to the conclusion that this man has not been given the right to sue in the first place, considering the fact that he is property."
Who is the SUPREME COURT?
Army that had the advantage of understanding the terrain of many of the Civil War's battles.
Who is the CONFEDERACY?
This was the President of the Confederate states of America.
Who is JEFFERSON DAVIS?
Legislation that would relieve sectional tensions between the North and the South for a period of time.
What is the MISSOURI COMPROMISE?
This battle was considered the turning point of the Civil War with a Union victory.
What is the BATTLE AT GETTYSBURG?
"As a hero of the U.S.-Mexican War, I believe I am fit to be the leader of the Union army."
Who is ULYSSES S. GRANT?
This was used as a major supply line for the Confederacy throughout much of the Civil War.
What is the MISSISSIPPI RIVER?
It was this person's goal to allow rebel states back into the Union after the Civil War had ended.
Who is ABRAHAM LINCOLN?
Legislation that would enforce the enslavement of runaway slaves and possibly free African-Americans, as well as add California as a free state.
What is the COMPROMISE OF 1850?
Battle which resulted in the South losing its main supply line and being cut in two.
What is the BATTLE AT VICKSBURG?
"I declare that states my not legally secede from the Union!"
Who is ABRAHAM LINCOLN?
Army that had the economic advantage of being able to produce more weapons.
Who is the UNION?
Executive order that would free the slaves an encourage them to join the Union army.
What is the EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION?