Causes of the Civil War
Which Side?
End of Slavery
Battles
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What was the ultimate cause of the Civil War?

Slavery

100

Which side was President Abraham Lincoln on, the Union(north) or the confederacy(south)?

The Union(north)

100

What was the Emancipation Proclamation? 

The Executive Order to free the slaves in the rebelling states?

100

Which battle was known as the "bloodiest day in American history"?

The Battle of Antietam 
200

What was the significance of the Underground Railroad?

It lead to thousands of slaves earning their freedom in the North

200

Which side was General Ulysses S. Grant on, the Union(north) or the Confederacy(south)?

The Union(north)

200

What did the 13th Amendment do?

Made slavery illegal everywhere in the United States

200

Name 3 early battles of the Civil War.

Shiloh, Antietam, and Fredericksburg 

300

What was the event (last straw) that caused the Southern states to secede? 

The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1960?

300

Which side was General Robert E. Lee on, the Union(north) or the Confederacy(south)?

The Confederacy(south)

300

What year was the 13th Amendment signed?

January 1865

300

What battle was the turning point in the War?

The Battle of Gettysburg

400

What did the southern states call their new country after they seceded from the United States of America (USA)?

The Confederate States of America (CSA)

400

Which side was President Jefferson Davis on, the Union (North) or the Confederacy(South)?

The Confederacy (the South)

400
What states did the Emancipation Proclamation not apply to (where did it not free the slaves)?

A) The North

B) The South

C) The Border States

C) The Border States

400

What did Sherman's March to the Sea do?

It left the Confederacy (Georgia) in ruin.

500

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War?

A) Slavery

B) State's Rights

C) Dred Scott's Death

D) Lincoln's Election

500

Which side was General Stonewall Jackson on, the Union(north) or the Confederacy(south)?

The Confederacy(south)

500

What did they call slaves from the south who run away to the Union army?

Contraband

500

What Union General was famous for avoiding battle during the Civil War?

General George McClellan

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