Wait... that caused a war?
What new political party wanted to stop the spread of slavery?
The Republican Party
Who is Commander in Chief during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What battle began the Civil War?
The Battle of Fort Sumter
What are the names for the North and South during the Civil War?
The Union and the Confederacy
The military strategy used by Sherman in Georgia.
Scorched Earth or total war.
What event caused the southern states to begin to leave the Union?
The Election of Abraham Lincoln
Who was the leader of the Southern Army?
Robert E. Lee
Atlanta.
What is the name of the thing that forces you to join the military?
The Draft
The nickname given to Grant after he would not allow any negotiation when he won a battle.
Unconditional Surrender.
What is the name of the event when the southern states left the Union?
Southern Secession
Who was the Lieutenant General of the Union by the end of the Civil War?
U.S. Grant
What was the furtherest north battle of the war, during Lee's Second Invasion of the North?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What document freed slaves in the South?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What did Sherman give Lincoln as a Christmas Gift in December of 1864?
Savannah Georgia.
The Supreme Court decision that ruled that Black people could not become citizens.
Dred Scott Decision
Which general is famous for their March to the Sea?
William T. Sherman
What battle gained control of the Mississippi River for the Union?
Vicksburg
The name given to confiscated enslaved people during the Civil War.
Contraband of War
The state that both Grant and Sherman were from.
Ohio
The largest group within the Anti-slavery movement who were interested in preventing the spread of slavery, not ending it.
The Free Soilers
Who is the President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
What was the bloodiest single day battle in the Civil War?
Antietam
Who ran against Abraham Lincoln in 1864?
George McClellan
What is the name of the Campaign where Lee and Grant faced off against each other in Virginia?