Vocabulary
The new bullet that made the Civil War much more deadly than previous U.S. wars was called what?
The Minie Ball
What caused the American Civil War?
Slavery
This person's presidential election caused states to leave the United States
Abraham Lincoln
This person was the President of the United States during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
Were the northern states in the Union or the Confederacy?
The Union
Which battle had the largest number of casualties overall?
Battle of Gettysburg
The name of Lincoln's plan to win the war was...
The Anaconda Plan
What was it called when people were threatening and killing others trying to determine whether Kansas would be a Free State or a Slave State?
Bloody Kansas or Bleeding Kansas
This person helped convince Abraham Lincoln that all people should have equal rights,
Frederick Douglass
This person was president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
Jefferson Davis
Name 3 Confederate States
Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas
Where did the FIRST battle of the Civil War take place?
Bull Run aka Manassas, Virginia
What does Emancipation mean?
freedom
What was the year when one Free State and one Slave State were brought into the U.S. at the same exact time, to keep "the balance of power" in the Senate?
AND which 2 states were they?
1820 Missouri Compromise: Missouri was brought in as a Slave State and Maine was brought in as a Free State.
This person sued for his freedom. His case went to the Supreme Court, but he was denied.
Dred Scott
This person was the leading general in the southern, Confederate States.
Robert E. Lee
Name 2 states that stayed with the United States even though they kept slavery legal.
Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland
What battle gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River?
Siege of Vicksburg
What does fugitive mean?
Someone who is trying to get away from authorities
What state was brought in as a Free State as long as the Fugitive Slave Law was passed at the same time?
California
This person was executed for inciting armed slave revolts, killing enslavers, and stealing government weapons.
John Brown
This person was the leading general for the United States during the Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
Name 4 states that were Union States, but did not allow slavery.
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Oregon, California
Which battle is considered the bloodiest in American History?
Battle of Antietam (aka Sharpsburg)
What does secession mean?
To break away from something.
Put the following events in the correct order: The book, Uncle Tom's Cabin was written; The Emancipation Proclamation was made legal; The Fugitive Slave Act was passed
1-The Fugitive Slave Act was passed (1850)
2-The book, Uncle Tom's Cabin was written (1852)
3-The Emancipation Proclamation was made legal (1863)
This person wrote a book about the lives of enslaved people that was a world-wide best seller.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who stole a Confederate ship in the night and brought it to Union commanders?
Robert Smalls
What was the capital of The Confederate States of America? AND What was the capital of the United States of America?
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America; Washington, D.C. was (is) the capital of the United States of America
Where did the leading Confederate general completely surrender to the Union -- ending the war?
at the Appomattox Courthouse in Appomattox Virginia
Which enslaved people were freed from Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?
What invention was meant to decrease the south's demand for enslaved labor, but actually increased it dramatically?
Which woman served as the symbol of resistance among enslaved people because of the hundreds of people she led to freedom before and during the Civil War?
Harriet Tubman
Who was the first woman in U.S. history to plan and lead her own military raid?
Harriet Tubman
What country were the starving factory workers from, who refused to work with cotton picked from enslaved people?
England (aka: UK aka: Great Britain)
What was the event called where 62,000 Union soldiers walked in a 60-mile wide line destroying everything in their path for over 250 miles?
Sherman's March to the Sea OR Total War