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This is the General of the Confederate Army

General Robert E. Lee
100

In this battle, the Confederates bombarded a Union fort, and this launched the Civil War. Name the Battle and the victor.

Battle of Fort Sumter, Confederate Victory

100

When your enemy surrounds you, cuts off your supplies, and aims to force you to surrender. 

siege

100

This act created tension between the North and South because it forced the return of slaves to their owners, by law.

Fugitive Slave Act, 1850
100

Has an eye, but cannot see. 

A needle. 

200

This is the General for the Union Army

General Ulysses S. Grant

200

In this siege and battle, the Union advanced into Southern territory, defeated the Confederate soldiers and took this city. Because of this Confederate loss, the Union gained control of the Mississippi River.

Siege and Battle of Vicksburg.

200
A formal, prepared speech, delivered to a specific audience, usually for a specific reason.

address

200

This was a speech given to the Union Troops, after the bloodiest battle in the American Civil War. 

The Gettysburg Address

200

Has to be broken, before you can use it. 

An egg. 

300

Name the 2 Presidents during the American Civil War and the people they represent

President Abraham Lincoln - Union

President Jefferson Davis - Confederacy

300

This battle was extremely important because when the Union won, the Confederate Territory was divided in half.

Siege and Battle of Vicksburg

300

to cease, give up, submit, or yield to your opponent

surrender

300

This act, law, event, declaration, proclamtion, freed all slaved in "rebel" (Confederate) States. What was it, who said it, and when. 

Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln, 1863

300

This is always coming, but never arrives. 

Tomorrow

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Whether in the North, or the South, these PEOPLE were discriminated against and denied citizenship until the 14th Amendment was added to the Constitution.

Slaves

400

This battle was a tie, neither the Union troops nor the Confederate Army was able to secure a victory. 

Battle of Antietam

400

to murder someone, in a surprise attack, for political motives

assassinate

400

This picture shows which event? General Robert E. Lee is on the left, and General Ulysses S. Grant is on the right. 

Surrender at Appomatox Courthouse

400

Can't be seen, can't be heard, can't be felt, can't be smelled. 

The dark

500

This man was a white abolitionist (person against slavery) who led a raid on Harpers Ferry. In the raid, he was captured. Later he was hung for being a traitor. 

John Brown. 

500

Which number represents the Battle of Gettysburg, what is the State, who was the victor?

#2, Pennsylvania, Union

500
One advantage the South had over the North is their knowledge of the __________; since most of the battles were fought in Confederate __________, the Union was at a disadvantage.

terrain; territory

500

Name the 3 congressional acts that questioned wether slave labor should be allowed in new states.

Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act.

500

Where does "today" come before "tomorrow"? 

The dictionary.
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