Key Figures (People)
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Fort Summer
What federal order did Lincoln issue on January 1, 1863, freeing slaves in the South?
Emancipation Proclamation
What were the Northern states called during the Civil War?
Union
Which Union general led a devastating "March to the Sea" through Georgia?
William T. Sherman
Which 1863 battle is considered the turning point of the war?
Battle Of Gettysburg
What act, aiming to resolve territorial slavery issues, led to "Bleeding Kansas"?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Which side had an advantage in factories, railroads, and population?
North (or Union)
Who was the photographer that staged pictures to show the reality of the war?
Mathew Brady
This battle is known as the single bloodiest day in American history.
Antietam
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
What was the main Southern economic activity?
agriculture
Who was the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
What was the strategy to blockade and suffocate the Confederacy economically?
Anaconda Plan
This constitutional right was suspended by Lincoln during the war.
Habeas Corpus
What were Southerners who joined the Republican Party called?
Scalawags
This Union general was nicknamed "Unconditional Surrender.
Ulysses S. Grant
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Court House
What was the name of the 1820 agreement that admitted Missouri as a slave state?
Missouri Compromise
How many states seceded from the Union?
eleven