Civil War Review

Significant Battles

100

This battle is considered to be the most important battle of the Civil War. The North stopped the advancement of the Southern Army in Pennsylvania and is viewed as the turning point of the war. (8)

Battle of Gettysburg

200

This was the first "battle" of the Civil War when the South preemptively attacked a Union fort in South Carolina. (10)

Fort Sumter

300

This battle was a victory for the North in the West. Due to this battle, the North gained control of the Mississippi River. (21)

Battle of Vicksburg

400

This was the location where Confederate and Union leaders met to finalize the surrender of the South. (7)

Appomatox Court House

500

This was the most significant battle of the Civil War in Oklahoma. The North won and it became the turning point in the war in Indian territory. (18)

Battle of Honey Springs

Significant People

100

This was the President of the Union/North throughout the Civil War. (1)

Abraham Lincoln

200

This was the president of the Confederacy/South throughout the Civil War. (4)

Jefferson Davis

300

This was the most famous General of the Confederacy throughout the Civil War. (19)

Robert E. Lee

400

This was the Vice President during Lincoln's second term as president and became the President following Lincoln's assassination. (2)

Andrew Johnson

500

This was the most successful Union/North General who eventually became president of the United States. (3)

Ulysses S. Grant

Causes

100

Divisions between the North and the South over this central issue was the primary cause of the Civil War. (20)

Slavery

200

In the eyes of the South, this event was the final straw that caused the South to secede from the Union.

The election of Abraham Lincoln

300

In 1861, many Southern states seceded from the Union and joined together to form this. (12)

The Confederate States of America

400

This Supreme Court decision ruled that slavery was a protected right under the US Constitution and that black people can not be citizens of the US. It inflamed tensions between the North and the South over the issue of slavery. (16)

Dred Scott Decision

500

In 1854, violence erupted in Kansas over the decision over whether to allow slavery in the new state. This period came to be known as what? (17)

Bleeding Kansas

Significant Events

100

This was a decree signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that freed all the slaves in the Confederacy. (25)

Emancipation Proclamation

200

This speech was given by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 after the significant battle sharing its name. (5)

Gettysburg Address

300

In 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by this man. (23)

John Wilkes Booth

400

In what year did the Civil War begin? (6)

1861

500

In what year did the Civil War end? (14)

1865

After the Civil War

100

Following the Civil War, many Southern states passed laws called this which segregated public places and restricted the rights of African Americans. (11)

Jim Crow Laws

200

This amendment to the Constitution was passed following the Civil War and abolished all slavery in the US. (24)

13th Amendment

300

This amendment to the Constitution was passed following the Civil War and grants equal protection of the law to all people and also grants birthright citizenship. (15)

14th Amendment

400

This amendment to the Constitution was passed following the Civil War and allows all males the right to vote regardless of race. (22)

15th Amendment

500

This was the name for the 12 year period following the Civil War where the South and North had to rebuild the economy. (13)

Reconstruction