Civil War Potpourri
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
To keep a balance between free states and slave states, Missouri = slave, Maine = free, Banned slavery north of 36°30′
What was the main goal of the Union naval blockade?
To stop supplies and trade from reaching the Confederacy
In an event leading up to the Civil War, this man led a raid on a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry Virginia in hopes of starting an armed slave revolt
Attack on Harpers Ferry
Why did Southern states react strongly to Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860?
They feared he would try to end slavery
Although President Lincoln wanted him to command the Union Army, he joined the Confederacy along with his home state of Virginia.
Robert E. Lee
Which statement best explains popular sovereignty?
Citizens in a territory vote to decide whether slavery is allowed
Why was controlling the Mississippi River important during the Civil War?
It helped the Union cut off important waterway to the Confederacy
why did the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe influenced people’s views about slavery?
Showed the cruelty of slavery and influenced Northern public opinion against slavery
What did Jefferson Davis say if President Lincoln won the election?
He said he would send a message to other southern states governor that their only option would be to secede from the Union.
In 1864, he led a famous “march to the sea” to Savannah, Georgia
Union General William T. Sherman
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
What event officially ended the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee surrendering to Ulysses S. Grant
What ways did women help during the Civil War?
Two advantages of the North
Confederate general Thomas Jackson gained this nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run
Stonewall
Why did many people in the North oppose the Fugitive Slave Act?
It forced citizens to help capture escaped enslaved people
Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act lead to violence Kansas?
What was John Brown convicted of?
Treason
What were Southern advantages during the war?
Skilled generals, fighting on home territory
This Union general was removed from command by Lincoln in 1862. In 1864, he ran against Lincoln for president and lost.
George B. McClellan
The principal Union army of the eastern theater of the war was named for this river that borders Washington D.C.
Army of the Potomac
Where was the naval battle fought that saw the first meeting in combat of ironclad warships- the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia, formerly the USS Merrimack
The Cheasapeake Bay
What did people in the North feel about John Brown after his hanging?
They called him a martyr and celebrated him with song.
What were some disadvantages for the North?
The North was fighting far from home on unfamiliar land.
This battle had the most casualties of any battle in the Civil War, and is often described as the war’s turning point
Battle of Gettysburg
Why was the Dred Scott decision important?
It said African Americans were not citizens and Congress could not ban slavery in territories
The Battle of Gettysburg took place in this state
Pennsylvania
Who won the 1860 election?
Abraham Lincoln
Two major causes of the Civil War
Slavery, states’ rights, economic differences, expansion of slavery
Fought on September 17th, 1862, this battle was the bloodiest day in U.S. history, with over 22,000 dead, missing, and wounded
Battle of Antietam
Name some of the new technology used in the Civil War
rifled barrels, cone shaped bullets, ironclads ships
On July 4, 1863, Union forces captured Vicksburg, the last Confederate stronghold on this important river
Mississippi River
He was the first, and only, president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
For the majority of the Civil War, this Virginia city was the capital of the Confederacy
Richmond
Fought on September 17th, 1862, this battle was the bloodiest day in U.S. history, with over 22,000 dead, missing, and wounded
First Battle of Bull Run
What were the last four southern states that decided to stay in the Union?
•Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware
Just five days after Robert E. Lee surrendered, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by this man
John Wilkes Booth
Born into slavery, she escaped and returned several times to rescue enslaved people. During the Civil War, she served as an armed scout and spy for the Union.
Harriet Tubman
On December 20, 1860, it became the first state to secede from the United States
South Carolina
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at this Virginia village (which sounds like a building)
Appomattax Court House
Which famous war general went on to become President of the United States?
Ulysses S. Grant
The speech that President Lincoln made at the famous battlefield is know as
The Gettysburg Address
What was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?
First all-black Union regiment
What was the nation that was formed after southern states seceded?
Confederates States of America
The Civil War began April 12, 1861 when the Confederacy attacked this fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
Fort Sumter