Causes of the War
What was the main issue debated in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?
Slavery
Who was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
What battle marked the start of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Answer: Abolished slavery
Abolished (ended) Slavery
The Southern states wanted to ________ from the Union.
Secede
What was the main issue in the election of 1860?
Slavery
Who was the commanding General of the Union Army?
Ulysses S. Grant
What battle marked the end of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
What was the outcome of the Dred Scott Supreme Court case?
Enslaved people are not citizens
What was the first state to secede from the United States?
South Carolina
What did the idea of “Popular Sovereignty” allow people to do?
Vote to decide if slavery would be allowed in a territory
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
At the start of the war who was winning?
South/ Confederacy
What major document did Lincoln issue after the Union’s first major victory?
The Emancipation Proclamation
The North had more ________ at the start of the Civil War.
Advantages (factories, railroads, larger population)
What event caused South Carolina to secede from the Union?
The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860
Was John Brown a peaceful abolitionist?
No, he used violence, including at Harpers Ferry
What battle is considered a major turning point and the bloodiest day in American history?
Battle of Antietam
Which law allowed territories to decide for themselves about slavery, leading to violence in Kansas?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
What side did John Wilkes Booth support?
The South/ Confederacy
Name two compromises that attempted to resolve tensions over slavery before the war.
Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850
Who was the Confederate General that opposed Grant in major battles?
Robert E. Lee
Name three Northern advantages during the Civil War.
More people (Larger population)
More Money
More industry (factories)
Ability to Grow Food
Better Transportation (railroads)
Stronger Navy
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
To maintain a balance between free and slave states
What word means the people living in a territory can vote to decide laws there?
Popular Sovereignty