Describe the leadership qualities of Abraham Lincoln.
What is a compromiser, honest, great listener, great motivator, kept the union together, supported use of force when necessary.
100
Why did the South fight the Civil War?
What is freedom from a country they felt excluded from and wanting to keep their way of life.
100
Which state was created during the Civil War?
What is West Virginia.
200
The document that declared all slaves in the Confederacy were free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
200
The final event that led to the secession of the southern states.
What is the election of Lincoln in 1860.
200
Led the Union forces at Vicksburg and accepted the surrender of Lee at Appomattox Courthouse.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant.
200
List 2 advantages the South had during the Civil War.
What is better military leadership, better cause for fighting, cotton, potential European support, fighting on home turf, and stronger military tradition.
200
The "theme song" of the Union Army.
What is The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
300
The significance of the Emancipation Proclamation.
What is a political move to make the war about slavery and keep Europe out.
300
The significance of the Battle of Antietam.
What is the bloodiest day in the Civil War.
300
Left the US Army to serve as general in the Confederate Army.
Who is Robert E. Lee.
300
List 2 effects of the Civil War.
What is stronger federal government, union is preserved, slavery is abolished, destruction of land/environments, South has a century of poverty.
300
List 2 disadvantages of the South during the Civil War.
What is less people, few industry, inflated currency, smaller navy, fewer railroads, lack of political leadership.
400
In his First Inaugural Address, Lincoln stated the goal of his presidency was this.
What is to preserve the Union.
400
The significance of the Siege of Vicksburg.
What is the Union gained control of the Mississippi River and cut the Confederacy in two.
400
A sergeant with the 54th Massachusetts Regiment and the first African American Medal of Honor recipient.
Who is William Carney.
400
A speech written by Abraham Lincoln that reminded Americans the war was for the same ideals listed in the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Gettysburg Address.
400
List the 4 border states in 1861.
What is Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and Kentucky.
500
The battle "victory" Lincoln used to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
What is Antietam.
500
Why was Sherman's March to the Sea so devastating for the Confederacy?
What is it tore apart the state that was holding the Confederacy together. GA had been mostly untouched up until that point. Crushed the southern spirit.
500
2 people awarded the Medal of Honor for their heroic service during the Civil War.
Who are Philip Bazaar and William Carney.
500
The belief that southern states could secede from the Union since they had voluntarily joined the union.
What is the States' Rights Doctrine.
500
According to Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address, what should Reconstruction look like?