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100
The first battle of the Civil War following the firing on Fort Sumter, it resulted in a surprising Confederate victory.
What is Bull Run.
100
He commanded Union forces through the end of the War, later becoming President.
Who is Grant.
100
Which came first? Firing on Fort Sumter; Secession of the seven states in the South; Election of Abraham Lincoln.
What is the election of Abraham Lincoln.
100
This act, passed by Lincoln, suspended habeas corpus in border states.
What is Ex Parte Merryman.
100
Republicans referred to Peace Democrats in the North by this derogatory nickname.
What is copperheads.
200
Known for its subsequent address by the President, it took place in Southern Pennsylvania in 1863.
What is Gettysburg.
200
She shepherded slaves along the Underground Railroad to northern abolitionist cities and Canada.
Who is Harriet Tubman.
200
Which came first? The Gettysburg Address; the Battle of Antietam; the Battle of Appomatox Court House.
What is Antietam.
200
The first of these came during the Civil War, scarring paychecks forever.
What is an income tax.
200
He led a "March to the Sea" meant to demoralize the population of the South and destroy the landscape.
Who is Sherman.
300
The bloodiest single day in the Civil War took place at this battle.
What is Antietam.
300
He was known for poor leadership on the battlefield and later challenged Abraham Lincoln in the Election of 1864.
Who is George McClellan.
300
Which came first? Sherman's March to the Sea; Lincoln's reelection; the Battle of Bull Run.
What is battle of bull run.
300
As an incentive to expand westward, this piece of legislation offered very cheap pieces of land for new settlers.
What is the Homestead Act.
300
This serpentine plan called for a blockade of Southern ports and capture of the Mississippi.
What is the Anaconda Plan.
400
The Union victory at this battle cemented the North's control of the Mississippi River.
What is Vicksburg.
400
She founded the Red Cross and worked as a hospital nurses on the battlefields of the Civil War.
Who is Clara Barton.
400
Which came first? The suspension of habeas corpus; the secession of South Carolina; the passage of the 15th Amendment.
What is the secession of South Carolina.
400
The need for soldiers led the Union to pass the first of these in American history.
What is a draft.
400
This regiment of African American soldiers served in the Civil War.
What is the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.
500
The most famous of the final battles of the Civil War, it ended with a handshake between Grant and Lee at a court house.
What is Appomatox.
500
He was president of the Confederate States of America until the end of the war.
Who is Jefferson Davis.
500
Which came first? The Compromise of 1850; the Missouri Compromise; The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
What is the Missouri Compromise.
500
This amendment, ratified after the war, banned the practice of slavery in the United States.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment.
500
Union commanders treated escaped slaves as captured war supplies, also known by this name.
What is contraband.
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