Civil War Leaders
This was the President of the United States and Commander in Chief of Union Armies during the Civil War
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, and also marked the furthest North that the Confederacy reached.
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
This speech, given at the dedication of a National Cemetery, included the line "that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This part of the country relied on the exports of crops such as Cotton and Tobacco for their economy
What is the South?
Including Enslaved People, what percentage of the USA's population lived in the North in 1860?
Answers within 5% will be marked correct
63%
This was the President of the Confederacy (South) during the Civil War
Who was Jefferson Davis?
This battle marked the beginning of the Civil War, where the Confederacy Captured this South Carolina Fort
This act allowed two States popular sovereignty (the right to choose) whether to join the Union as Free or Slave States.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
This part of the Nation's economy relied heavily on creating manufactured goods
What is the North
This was the leading general for the Confederate Armies during the Civil War
Who was Robert E. Lee?
This battle is considered the bloodiest single day in American History, it also marked an important victory for the Union
What was the Battle of Antietam?
This document, signed on January 1st 1863, announced that all enslaved people in rebelling states were to be set free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This issue/difference was the primary cause of conflict for the Civil War
What is Slavery?
This was the leading General for Union armies at the END of the Civil War
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
This was the first MAJOR battle of the Civil War, and was a victory for the Confederacy.
What is the first Battle of Manassas/First Bull Run?
This Law allowed suspected escaped Slaves to be arrested and returned to their former owners, even in free states.
What was the Fugitive Slave Act/Law?
By 1861, the North had laid over 20,000 miles of this transportation method, while the South had just under 9,000
What are rails/railroads/train tracks?
This was the Leading General for Union armies at the beginning of the Civil War, he also ran for President against Lincoln in 1864
Who was George McClellan?
This battle was a major victory for the Confederacy, but at its conclusion, Southern General "Stonewall" Jackson was shot and killed by his own men
What was the Battle of Chancellorsville?
This compromise added California to the Union as a Free State, but also included a harsh Fugitive Slave Law
What is the Compromise of 1850
After his raid on Harper's Ferry, the North viewed this man as a hero, while the South was terrified of future similar attacks.
Who was John Brown?