Slavery
Sectionalism
Election of 1860
Battles
North vs. South
100
What issue became the focus point for the civil war?
slavery
100
What "sections" was the United States split into during the civil war?
North and South
100
Who was the republican candidate for the presidency in 1860?
Abe Lincoln
100
What ambush started the Civil War?
firing on fort Sumter
100
Who was the president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
200
How did the southern states believe that slavery should be regulated, if at all?
state's right issue
200
How did most southerners view slavery?
it was a way of life
200
Why did many southerners fear the election of Lincoln in 1860?
They felt that he was going to do away with slavery
200
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Manassas
200
Who was the commanding general for the Union army?
Grant
300
The Missouri Compromise allowed what state to enter as a slave state as long as Maine entered as a free state?
Missouri
300
When did northern states ban slavery from their borders?
right after the American Revolution
300
What state was the first to secede after the election of Lincoln?
South Carolina
300
What battle had the largest single day death count near the beginning of the war?
Battle of Antietam
300
Who was the commanding general for the Confederacy?
General Lee
400
What was the name of the series of trail and safe houses that led escaped slaves to freedom?
The Underground Railroad
400
How did tariffs help out northern industries but hurt southern industry?
it encouraged Americans to buy cheap northern manufactured goods. The south had to buy expensive imports from Europe.
400
did Lincoln want to end the institution of slavery?
no, he just did not want it to spread.
400
Why was the battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point of the war?
it stopped a southern invasion of the northern states.
400
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
500
What state entered as a free state with the Compromise of 1850?
California
500
What issue finally made southern states secede from the Union?
The election of Abraham Lincoln
500
Who was the democratic candidate for president during the election of 1860?
Stephen Douglas
500
Why was the siege of Vicksburg so important?
it gave the Union the Mississippi river.
500
Where was the Confederate capital?
Richmond, Virginia
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