Important People
Who was the Union President that led the country through the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What are two causes of the Civil War?
Slavery and economic differences
What battle leads to Abraham Lincoln passing the Emancipation Proclomation?
Battle of Antietam
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Which Compromise had a line drawn at the 36 30 parallel and did not allow slavery above it?
Missouri Compromise of 1820
What slaves were free under the Emancipation Proclomation?
Slaves in rebelling states
Which amendment made all people born in America a citizen no matter of race and gave them protection under the law.
14th
Who was the abolitionist leader that was the editor of the Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison
Which Compromise included the Fugitive Slave Act and introduced popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico?
Compromise of 1850
Which speech given by Abraham Lincoln outlines the need to preserve liberty and equality in the Union?
Gettysburg Address
Which amendment allowed all African American men to vote?
15th
Who was the lead General for the Confederacy that surrendered at Appomattox Court House?
Robert E. Lee
Which Compromise repealed the Missouri Compromise, allowed popular sovereignty, and led to Bleeding Kansas?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Which battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?
Battle of Vicksburg
What federal agency was established to help newly freed slaves get food, education, healthcare, and housing?
Freedmen's Bureau
Who led a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia that killed 55 white people?
Nat Turner
Which court case decided African Americans were not citizens and could not sue?
Dred Scott v Sanford
What was the largest engagement and the final invasion by the Confederacy?
Battle of Gettysburg
What compromise ended the Reconstruction Era and what sort of laws did it allow to form?
Compromise of 1877 and Jim Crow Laws