Civil War Facts
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Which act allowed commissioners to arrest free slaves and send them back to southern states?
The Fugitive Slave Act
100
This term means to formally withdraw from the Union states.
Secede.
100
Which first battle shattered the Union's hope of winning quickly and easily?
The First Battle of Bull Run
100
Through what state was General Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
Georgia
100
What were the Virginia and the Monitor?
Ironclad ships
200
Who was the commanding general of all Confederate forces?
Jefferson Davis
200
Who won the 1860 election with both the electoral vote and popular vote?
Abraham Lincoln
200
Which was the bloodiest day in the Civil War?
The Battle of Antietam
200
What battles were the turning points of the Civil War?
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
200
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter, SC
300
What was an advantage that the South had during the Civil War?
Stronger Generals
300
Which battle allowed the Union to completely control the Mississippi?
Vicksburg
300
Which battle gave the Union the upper hand and was a downward spiral for the Confederacy?
The Battle of Gettysburg
300
Who killed President Lincoln, and where was he killed?
John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.
300
Who provided medical care for soldiers during the war. (Not the doctors)
Women
400
Which novel that was published in 1852, turned many Northerners against slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
400
What was the Union strategy used to "choke" the Confederacy?
The Anaconda Plan
400
Who best carried out the Union's policy of destroying all Confederate food supplies, equipment, weapons, transportation, etc.?
William T. Sherman
400
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
400
What right(s) do you have with the Writ of Habeas Corpus?
The right to get a hearing/charged with a crime before going to jail.
500
Who announced that all slaves in the rebelling states would be free, what was the name of his proclamation, and when did he make the proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863
500
This proclamation that President Lincoln ordered was supposed to end slavery in all the southern states.
What is Emancipation?
500
At which battle did Ambrose Burnside fail to take Maries Heights after over 10 tries?
Fredricksburg
500
Where did the confederate leaders establish their capital?
Richmond, VA
500
Approximately how many total lives were lost at the end of the Civil War?
630,000
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