Leading to the War
This failed compromise would:
Guarantee the existence of slavery in the South
Extend the Missouri Compromise to the western territories
What is the CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE
The President of the United States
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The first official battle of the war
(Hint: Not Fort Sumter)
What is the 1ST BATTLE OF BULL RUN
someone who was killed, wounded, missing, or captured during the battle
What is a Casualty?
the number of states the north and south had at the start of the war
South: 11
The first State to leave the Union
What is South Carolina
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis?
The first modern naval battle
What is MONITOR V. MERRIMAC
What were the bullets used during the war called?
What are Minie Balls?
the success rate of Confederate Blockade busting
What is 80%?
This side had 22 Million citizens at the start of the war
What is the North
The main General of the Confederate Army
Who is Robert E. Lee?
the bloodiest day of combat during the Civil War
What is the Battle of Antietam?
The precursor to the machine gun
What is the Gatling Gun?
The amount of soldiers who died during the Civil War
What is 620,000?
The side that had better military leadership
What is the South?
The main general of the Union army (by the end of the war)
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
This charge occurred on Cemetery ridge during the battle of Gettysburg
What is Pickett's Charge?
This new invention allowed those at home to see the horrors of war
What is the photograph/ camera?
The amount an average Union private was paid
what is $13 a month?
The event that started the Civil War
What is the Attack on Fort Sumter
A famous Nurse
Who is Clara Barton?
The battle that eventually caused General Lee to surrender
What is the SIEGE OF PETERSBURG?
This killed the majority of people during the war
What is infection?
The amount of money the war cost, including property losses
What is $15 Billion?