Civil War Battles
The first battle of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
This person was the president of the Union during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This speech was given by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
A war between members of the same country.
What is a Civil War?
This court case made it so people of African decent could not be American citizens.
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford?
The bloodiest day of battle during the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
This person was the south's greatest general.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
This law made it that slaves had to be returned to their owners even in free states.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
What is an abolitionist?
The political party that Lincoln represented.
What is Republican?
The first land battle of the Civil War.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run.
This person was famous for his defensive strength during the First Battle of Bull Run.
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
This created two new states who would determine their slave status via popular sovereignty.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The act of ending slavery
What is emancipation?
This side of the Civil War wanted a stronger central government.
What is the North? (Union)
The battle that marked the Confederacy's last push northward.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This person was the leader of the Confederacy.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
This law made all states above the 36' 30 line automatically free states.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
A tax on imported and exported goods.
What is a tariff?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed these slaves.
What are slaves in rebelling states?
The battle that marked the end of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
This person tried to convince Abraham Lincoln to make the war about abolishing slavery.
Who is Fredrick Douglas?
This law overrode the Missouri Compromise.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
What are ironclads?
This cautious Union general led the Union soldiers during the Battle of Antietam.
Who is George McClellan?