UNION PEOPLE
The President of the Union
Who is Abraham Lincoln
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
Bloodiest single-day battle in American history
What is the Battle of Antietam
The man that assassinated Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth
DAILY DOUBLE: The Confederate belief during the Civil War that their cotton was so important economically that other countries would aid them militarily
What is King Cotton
General William Sherman's middle name
What is Tecumseh
Resigned from the United States Army and became a general for the Confederate Army
Who is P.G.T Beauregard
Allowed the Union Army to take control of the Mississippi River from the Confederacy
What is the Battle of Vicksburg
Leading up to the Civil War, which state hosted battles between pro and anti-slave rioters
What is Bleeding Kansas
Military campaign from September through December 1864 in which Union forces drove to Savannah
What is the March to the Sea
Served as the superintendent to female nurses and opened a new occupation to women
Who is Dorothea Dix
Earned his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run
Who is "Stonewall" Jackson
In Atlanta,GA Union forces defeated Confederate soldiers defending the city
What is the Battle of Atlanta
Place where John Brown led his final raid
Where is Harper's Ferry
Slaves who fled plantations and sought protection behind Union liens during the war
Who are contrabands
The litigant in the supreme court case that ruled slaves are property, not people
Who is Dred Scott
Conducted the scorched earth campaign
Who is General Philip H. Sheridan
The Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee drove back Union forces and thwarted their attempt to capture Richmond, VA
What is the Seven Days Battle
Place where the first official horse of the Civil War died
Where is Fort Sumpter
The plan to protect slavery in states where it already existed
What is the Crittenden Compromise
Lead the Army of the Potomac during the early years of the war
Who is George McClellan
Confederate general who led the unsuccessful attack in the Battle of Gettysburg
Who is George Pickett
Bloodiest two day battle during the war
What is the Battle of Shiloh
Location where the Confederacy surrendered to the Union
Where is the Appomatax Courthouse
Called for a constitutional convention to negotiate a peace settlement.
Who are the Peace Democrats