In the Compromise of 1850, California becomes a _________ state.
What is free?
100
The South was an agricultural society while the North was an __________ society in which people held jobs in cities.
What is urban?
100
This man was a skilled Confederate general from Virginia known for his bravery in battle.
Who is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
100
This event caused Southern States to secede from the Union.
What is Lincoln's election?
100
He persuaded Lincoln to allow African Americans to participate in the war.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
200
The Compromise of 1850 allowed the southwest territory to vote on the issues of ______________.
What is slavery?
200
The North favored placing this on foreign goods to protect them from competitors overseas.
What is tariffs?
200
He was the leader of the Union Army.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
200
Which forces attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina?
What is Confederate?
200
This document freed the slaves.
What is The Emancipation Proclamation?
300
In the Missouri Compromise, which state became free?
What is Maine?
300
Planters in the South were afraid that high tariffs would discourage Britain from buying their most popular cash crop. What was it?
What is cotton?
300
This woman was a Civil War nurse and started the Red Cross organization.
Who is Clara Barton?
300
This was the turning point in the Civil War.
What is Gettysburg?
300
In what year was the Missouri Compromise issued?
What is 1820?
400
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed the new territories to vote on the issue of slavery. This is known as:
What is popular sovereignty?
400
The North favored a strong ________ government.
What is central (or national)?
400
This man did not believe in secession, but he also didn't believe that holding the Union together with military force was right either.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
400
This famous speech was given in Pennsylvania by President Lincoln.
What is The Gettysburg Address?
400
More soldiers died from this than from being shot or stabbed in the war.
What is disease?
500
What year did the Kansas-Nebraska Act occur?
What is 1854?
500
Slavery was one of issues that most divided our nation. The South did not want to abolish slavery because they feared it would devastate their __________.
What is economy?
500
This man became the first African American Congressman?
Who is Robert Smalls?
500
This important battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
500
The Civil War began and ended in the same month but four years apart (1861 and 1865). What month was it?