Battles
Leaders
Slavery/States Rights
Events
North v. South
100
What battle was a turning point during the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
100
During the Civil War, who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
100
What Amendment decided that all slaves would be set free?
13th Amendment
100
What act lead to Bleeding Kansas?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
100
Which side, North or South, depended on slave labor for their economy?
South
200
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumpter
200
I am a Union general and commander. Robert E. Lee surrendered to me ending the Civil War in a Union victory. Who am I?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
What did Dred Scott v. Stanford do?
It said that no blacks could claim U.S citizenship.
200
What took place after the Civil War that was meant to help heal and restore the country?
Reconstruction
200
What side, Union or Confederacy, ended the Civil War in victory.
Union
300
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
Appomattox Court House
300
Who wrote the emancipation proclamation declaring all slaves in the rebellious states free?
Abraham Lincoln
300
What did the Mississippi Black Codes do?
It took away blacks rights. Blacks couldn't hold political positions or vote because of the black codes.
300
What compromise resolved the divisions over slavery in territory gained during the Mexican-American War?
Compromise of 1850
300
True or False? The Confederacy did not have many advantages over the North but did have great leaders.
True
400
What happened at the siege of Vicksburg?
The Confederacy gained control of the Mississippi river when they won the battle
400
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
He was a leading Confederate general during the Civil War
400
How did Harriet Beecher Stowe‘s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, impact the issue of slavery?
It illustrated slavery's effect on families and made people see the bad in slavery. It changed the political scene as the North fought for anti-slavery and the south defended slavery.
400
What did the Missouri Compromise do?
It granted Missouri's request to be added to the Union as a slave state and kept the number of slave and free states equal by admitting Maine to the Union too but as a free state.
400
Did the Union or Confederate army win the Battle of Antietam?
Union army
500
How did the North win the Civil War?
The North had many battle victories and had a greater industrial capacity. The North had a larger population, more money, and the leadership of Abraham Lincoln.
500
Who was the first African-American to hold a U.S. government rank?
Fredrick Douglass
500
What was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
It was a part of the Compromise of 1850 and required that salves be returned to their owners even if in a free state.
500
What is the name of the American Presidential Election that caused seven southern states to succeed.
The Election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln's election
500
True or false? Most southerners were republicans.
False. Most southerners were democrats and most northerners were republicans.
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