Underlying Causes
People
Symptoms
Battles
Glory
100
This issue was the main cause of the Civil War
What is slavery
100
His election in 1860 led South Carolina and three other stated to secede.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
100
This Compromise keeps the Senate balanced at 12 free and 12 slave states
What is the Missouri Compromise
100
This first major battle of the war was no picnic for the North, but earns "Stonewall" Jackson his nickname.
What is First Bull Run/Manassas
200
People in the South claimed slavery shouldn't be decided by the Federal government but rather this.
What are states' rights
200
This radical abolitionist felt violence and bloodshed would be the only way to end slavery
Who is John Brown
200
Harriet Tubman and John Brown were "conductors" helping slaves to run away on this
What is the Underground Railroad
200
Despite finding Lee's plans, the North only claims a victory after Lee returns to Virginia after this battle
What is Antietam/Sharpsburg
200
Leader of the 54th regiment
Who is Colonel Robert Shaw
300
Northern Industrial versus Southern agrarian
What are economic differences
300
This college professor saved the day on Little Round Top at Gettysburg on day 2 with his bayonet charge
Who is Joshua Chamberlain
300
This war gave the U.S. a lot of new territory in the west that southerners wanted open to slavery
What is the Mexican-American War
300
The first modern naval battle between ironclads took place here
What is Hampton Roads
300
This is the pay the 54th was first offered because of their color
What is $10
400
John Brown and other abolitionists who advocated violence to end slavery were called this by the South
What is fanatics
400
This slave led a rebellion in 1831 that resulted in tougher slave laws and harsher treatment for slaves.
Who is Nat Turner
400
This western territory became better known as this due to all the bloodshed caused by Border Ruffians
What is Bleeding Kansas
400
Waiting for pontoon bridges will cost Burnside at this battle
What is Fredericksburg
400
A good soldier should get off this many aimed shots in one minute
What is 3
500
American expansion to the West was better known as this
What is Manifest Destiny
500
Upon meeting this author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", Lincoln supposedly said, "So, you're the little lady who started this war."
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe
500
This said there are no such things as "free" or "slave" states as slaves are property and therefore legal everywhere in the United States
What is the Dred Scott decision
500
After a six week siege, Grant finally gets control of this strategic Confederate city--and Lincoln realizes he has a general who can fight
What is Vicksburg
500
Colonel Shaw and roughly half of the 54th are killed trying to take this South Carolina fort.
What is Fort Wagner
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