Pre-Civil War
Civil War Begins
Civil War Battles
Civil War Terms
People of the Civil War
100
This gold rush state,coming in as a free state, meant that the slave states were outnumbered, which made becoming a state controversial.
What is California?
100
Norths strategy to win the war against the South
What is the Anaconda plan ( cut off South’s imports & exports with a blockade)?
100
The Battle of Antietam
Which battle was the bloodiest day in all of American history?
100

printed paper currency not backed by gold or silver, but by faith and credit of the government

What are greenbacks?

100
He led a slave revolt
Who is Nat Turner?
200
They did this because they were afraid that Republicans would abolish (end) slavery.
Why did the South secede?
200
These are border states during the civil war
What is the importance of Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware?
200
Gettysburg
What battle was the turning point of the war?
200
Ships with iron sides – new technology for Civil War
What are ironclads?
200
He assassinated President Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
300
3 effects of the Compromise of 1850
What is the importance of California = Free State Congress passed fugitive slave law Ban of buying & selling slaves in Washington DC?
300
The Northerners supported the Civil War in the beginning because of this reason
What is a reason to preserve (save) the Union?
300
This battle cut the Confederacy in two
What was so important about the Battle of Vicksburg?
300

laws limiting the freedoms of African Americans

What are slave codes?

300
She founded the Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton?
400

John Brown attacked this place to inspire slaves to fight for their freedom.

What is Harper’s Ferry?

400
Diseases – made life in the camps hard
What was the number one killer during the Civil War?
400
This conquest helped Lincoln win re-election
What was the importance of Sherman’s conquest of Atlanta?
400
Lincoln used this to weaken the South’s ability to fight the war
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
400
Author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act – pushed for popular sovereignty. He sided with the Confederacy during Civil War
Who is Stephen A. Douglas?
500
3 disadvantages AND 1 advantage the South faced going into the civil war
What is the importance of No industry to make war supplies Slavery reduced number of men that could fight Poor transportation AND It did not have to invade & conquer the North?
500
Fort Sumter
What is the that battle started the Civil War?
500
This Confederate mistake led to the Union win at Gettysburg
What is Pickett’s Charge?
500

Belief that cotton would indeed prove to be "King" and induce Britain and/or France to give direct aid to the war effort

Cotton Diplomacy

500
President of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis?
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