Causes
Slavery
Leaders
Battles
War Geography
100

Who was elected that was the "spark that ignited the Civil War"?

Abraham Lincoln

100
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
100
Who was the President of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
100

What was the first battle that began the Civil War?

Fort Sumter

100
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
200

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

A bill passed by the Senate that raised the possibility of slavery into territories it had been banned. 

200
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
200
Who was the major Union General?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
200
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
300

What was "Scotts Great Snake" and who established this plan?

It was established by Lincoln and General Winfield and it blocked the Confederacy from supplies.

300
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
300
Who were two major Confederate Generals?
Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
300
What was the bloodiest single day in the Civil War?
Antietam
300
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
400

What did both the South and North use to defend their claims on slavery?

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. 

400
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
400
What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
400
What was the name of the union strategy to surround the South and strangle it
Anaconda Plan
400
What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed, slaves were freed in the former Confederacy
500
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states' rights
500
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad
500
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
500
What was one of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
500
Along what river was the South split in two?
The Mississippi
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