Who was?
Abraham Lincoln was what number president?
16th
Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
The Fugitive Slave Act (Law) was part of which compromise?
The Compromise of 1850
Whose economy mostly depended on Farming and slavery?
The Southern States
The Emancipation Proclamation:
Freed enslaved people in Confederate states
Which battle was a major turning point in favor of the Union?
Gettysburg
Zachary Taylor was what number president?
12th
James Buchanan is often remembered for:
Doing little to stop the country from moving toward Civil War
What was the first compromise that tried to keep the balance between free and slave states
Missouri Compromise
Factories and railroads are the primary economy of the
The Northern States
What happened on April 12, 1862
The Confederacy attacked Fort Sumter
What event helped end the war by destroying Southern supplies?
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Millard Fillmore was what number president?
13th
Abraham Lincoln is best known for:
Leading the nation during the Civil War
The Compromise of 1850 was signed by:
Millard Fillmore
The main issue that divided the North and South was:
Slavery
What happened on March 8, 1862
The Monitor and Merrimac were the first Ironclad warships to battle each other.
Which battle is known as the bloodiest single-day battle?
Antietam
James Buchanan was what number president?
15th
Zachary Taylor died while in office. Who became president after him?
Millard Fillmore
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was supported by:
Franklin Pierce
Violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas was called:
Bleeding Kansas
The Attack on Fort Sumter is also known as the
The event started the Civil War.
What happened on Jan 1, 1863
Franklin Pierce was what number president?
14th
What was one goal of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency?
Freeing all enslaved people
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed people to decide about slavery by:
Popular sovereignty (voting)
The Dred Scott decision said that:
Enslaved people were property and not citizens
Appomattox Court House was important because?
It was the place where the Confederacy surrendered.
Who was the main general for the Union army?
Ulysses S. Grant