Road to Civil War
What was the main issue that divided the North and South before the Civil War?
Slavery
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South?
Reconstruction
Which 1820 compromise tried to balance free and slave states?
Missouri Compromise
Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
Which president’s Reconstruction plan was considered very lenient?
Abraham Lincoln
What Supreme Court case ruled that enslaved people were not citizens?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Who was the commanding general of the Confederate Army?
Robert E. Lee
Who became president after Lincoln’s assassination?
Andrew Johnson
What 1859 event involved John Brown’s attempt to start a slave revolt?
Raid on Harpers Ferry
Which concept argued that states had the right to ignore federal laws they disagreed with?
States’ rights (or nullification)