Causes
People/Strategies
Battles
Civilian Life
Misc.
100

Why were the "Failed Territory Compromises" in regard to the Western Land such a large cause of the Civil War?

They only buy the nation time on the slavery issue, nothing ever actually solves the issue!

100

Who is the Union President during the Civil War? Who is the President of the Confederacy?

Abraham Lincoln = Union

Jefferson Davis = Confederacy

100

Where was the first official battle of the Civil War?

Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina 

100

Which side had the largest amount of railroads and supplies?

The Union / North

100

What color were the Union soldiers uniforms? What about the Confederate uniforms?

Union = Navy blue

Confederates = Gray

200

Name and briefly describe TWO abolitionists.

Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas, Harriet B. Stowe, William Lloyd Garrison

200

Who is the Union Military General? Who is the Confederate?

Union = Ulysses S. Grant

Confederate = Robert E. Lee

200

Which side was winning by a LOT during the first half of the war?

The Confederates / South

200

List two Confederate Advantages of the war.

  • Fighting Defense


    • Home field Advantage

  • Difficult to Blockade entire coastline

  • Experienced Military Leaders


    • (Robert E Lee)

  • Very High Morale


    • They are fighting for their way of life

200

What is the first state to secede from the Union?

South Carolina

300

Describe the Dred Scott Case (including the issue and how the court ruled)

  • Dred Scott (that’s his name) was a slave in Missouri.  His master took him to the free territory of Wisconsin for a few years.  

  • When his master died, Dred Scott sued for his freedom, saying that his time on free soil made him a freed man.

    • They ruled against him:

    • The Supreme Court stated “Slaves are not citizens”

    • They are property (they have no rights

    • Dred Scott has no right to even sue, because only citizens can use the courts

    • Congress had no power to limit slavery and so the Missouri Compromise line is repealed

300

Describe the Union military strategy known as the "Anaconda Plan."

  • Blockade Southern Ports

  • Divide South in two along the Mississippi River

300

Which battle preceedes the Emancipation Proclamation?

The Battle of Antietam 

300

Which attack on the South resulted in the ultimate destruction of EVERYTHING (from crops, to homes, to businesses) in hopes to force a Confederate surrender?

Sherman's March to the Sea

300

What is an ironclad?

wooden ships with sheets of iron laid over to make stronger Submarines

400

What was the South's reaction to the Election of 1860 outcome? Why?

Southern states immediately began to secede from the Union because of the election of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln's presidency threatened slavery.

400

The Confederates had two military strategies... name them. 

1. Outlast Union support

2. Seek foreign help from England/France

400

Which battle is known as the "beginning of the end of the war" and marks the last Confederate offensive attack?

The Battle of Gettysburg

400

Explain at least two aspects of women's roles during the Civil War.

  • Women managed homes and families with scarce resources

  • Often faced poverty and hunger

  • Assumed new roles in agriculture, nursing, and in war industries

400

What does the Emancipation Proclamation declare? (Hint: Be specific... where does this apply?)

  • Freed those slaves located in the ‘rebelling’ states

500

List ALL five causes of the Civil War that we have discussed in class. (Hint: think back to the numbers on your guided notes)

Failed Territory Compromises, Rising Sectional Tensions, The Abolition Movement, Pro-Slavery Developments, The Election of 1860
500

Who is the person that assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth

500

Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant?

Appomattox Courthouse

500

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do to Northern civilians? (Hint: there could be two potential answers)

1. Boosted Morale

2. Encouraged higher numbers of volunteers for the war effort, especially among African Americans

500

Explain the significance of the Gettysburg Address (Hint: This has nothing to do with how long Lincoln spoke)

  • Refocuses war’s commitment to achieving Democratic Ideals

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