The Causes
Which law passed in 1850 said that people could be jailed or fined for helping escaped slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Act
Which side of the Civil War had a larger population, more railroad lines, and more resources?
The North (UNION)
Which early Virginia battle was a humiliating defeat for the Union and showed both sides that the war would be long and bloody?
The Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
What naval strategy did the Union "Anaconda" plan call for?
blockade of Southern ports
Name one role women played during the Civil War
-Women ran the farms/businesses while men were away
-Women served as battlefield nurses
-Women served as spies and scouts
-Women disguised themselves as men in order to fight
What part of the Compromise of 1850 pleased the South?
Which side fought a defensive war and tried to maintain control of as much land as possible to prolong the war?
The South (Confederacy)
Which battle in Maryland in 1862, which both sides claimed a "victory," was called the " Single Bloodiest Day" of the war?
The Battle of Antietam
The Union's "Anaconda Plan" called for the capture of what Confederate Capital?
Richmond, Virginia
What did President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation do January 1st, 1863?
It freed only the slaves in the Confederacy?
Which word means conflict or rivalry between different sections of a nation due different interests?
SECTIONALISM
Which side of the Civil War had better military leaders, as well as a strong fighting spirit for their cause?
The South (Confederacy)
Which three day long Union victory in Pennsylvania fought from July 1-3, 1863 was called the "Turning Point" of the war?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What All Black Union regiment was unsuccessful in the attack on South Carolina's Fort Wagner, but proved the bravery and fighting skill of the black soldiers?
Massachusetts 54th Regiment
Which Amendment to the Constitution passed on January 31st, 1865 ended slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
What was the name of those states that had slavery but did not secede from the Union?
THE BORDER STATES
What was the original goal of the Confederate States of America at the start of the Civil War?
Separate from the United States and become an independent country
Which Union victory on July 4th, 1863 gave the North total control of the Mississippi River?
Which Union General marched from Tennessee to Savannah, Georgia using the strategy of "total war," burning and destroying everything of military importance?
Gen. William T. Sherman
The South tried to limit which agricultural crop to pressure Britain and France to support the Confederacy?
COTTON
What date did South Carolina secede from the Union?
December 20th, 1860
How many miles of railroad did the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy) have?
North - 21,000
South - 9,000
What was the name of the Union General that defeated Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg?
Gen. George Meade
Where did Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, and what month/year?
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
April 1865
What was the name of the woman that supplied her own wagon with medical supplies, and attended to Union soldiers in the battlefield without authorization from the U.S. Military?
Clara Barton