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100
Why were southerners opposed to the abolition of slavery?
It would ruin their economy
100
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln
100

What battle resulted in the Confederacy losing control of the Mississippi River?

Battle of Vicksburg

100

Who assassinated President Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth

100

During which years did the Civil War take place?

1861 - 1865

200
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act declare?
Territories could use popular sovereignty to decide if they would enter the Union as a slave state
200
Who did General Lee surrender to at Appomattox Court House?
General Ulysses S. Grant
200

What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

Fort Sumter (1861)

200

What was the decision in the Dred Scott Case (1857)?

Dred Scott did not have standing to sue in court because he was a slave and was not a citizen of the United States

200

Which slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?

Slaves in the Confederate States captured by Union forces (Border states were not included)

300

What is a tariff?

A tax on imported goods.

300
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
300

What battle was considered the turning point of the Civil War?

Gettysburg

300

Name the Border States

Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia (1863)

300
What is Conscription?
Forcing people to serve in the military during a time of national crisis
400
This event triggered the Secession Crisis that directly caused the war
Election of Lincoln
400
Who led a march from Atlanta to Savannah that destroyed buildings, farmland, and homes?
General William T. Sherman
400

What was the name for the Union strategy to win the war?

Anaconda plan

400

During the Election of 1864, what was one major difference in platform between the Republican and Democratic parties?

End / Continue the War

Abolishing slavery

400

What was one strength and one weakness of the Confederacy going into the war?

Strengths: Fighting on home soil, motivated, well-trained & experienced officers

Weaknesses: Lack of industrial capacity, dependent on exports, lack of railroads, lower population

500

What was Bloody Kansas?

Widespread violence across the territory over slavery

500

Who led the Raid on Harper's Ferry?

John Brown

500
What battle was the bloodiest day in America’s history? (at that time)
Battle of Antietam
500

During which battle did the Confederacy both win a major victory and suffer a great morale defeat?

Chancellorsville (1863)

500

What was the twelve-year period following the U.S. Civil War in which the South's social, economic, and political systems had to be rebuilt?

Reconstruction

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