Causes of the Civil War
What institution was the main cause of disagreement between the North and South prior to the Civil War?
Slavery
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What event officially began the Civil War in 1861?
Firing at Fort Sumter
What amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?
13th
What institution was used to draft male civilians into the U.S. Army?
Conscription
Which region (North or South) had more industry, railroads, and manufacturing?
the North
Who was the commander of the Confederate army, widely respected for his leadership?
Robert E. Lee
Which battle did civilians picnic at for entertainment, thinking that it would be a quick end to the conflict?
Battle of Bull Run
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre?
John Wilkes Booth
What caused the most deaths in the American Civil War?
Disease
What 1854 law allowed territories to choose whether to allow slavery or not, increasing tensions between the North and the South?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Name the Union general who led the March to the Sea through Georgia, using total war tactics?
William Tecumseh Sherman
What was the name of the Union strategy to blockade southern ports, take control of the Mississippi, and suffocate the Southern economy?
Anaconda Plan
A Union win(ish) at Antietam led to Abraham Lincoln issuing what key Civil War document?
Emancipation Proclamation
How did African Americans in the North contribute to the cause?
They joined segregated regiments.
Which 1857 Supreme Court Case declared that African Americans were not citizens and therefore Congress could not ban slavery in any state?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Who delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863?
Abraham Lincoln
Which 1862 battle was the single bloodiest day in all of American history?
Battle of Antietam
Who became president after Abraham Lincoln's death?
His VP, Andrew Johnson
What was the war tactic in which generals such as William Sherman used to destroy all enemy infrastructure, fighting the enemy's will to survive?
Total war
After what event did states begin to secede from the Union?
Lincoln's election
What is the name of the Union commander who Robert E. Lee surrendered to at Appomattox Court House in Virginia?
Ulysses S. Grant
What 1863 battle was the turning point in the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
What is the name of the period after the Civil War in which the South is going to be rebuilt?
Reconstruction
What role did women play in the Civil War?
Nurses, Spies