What was the name of the first battle of the Civil War
Battle of Fort Sumter
100
Who was the President of the North?
Abraham Lincoln
100
Who was the President of the South?
Jefferson Davis
200
When did Abolitionism begin?
After the American Revolution
200
Before Lincoln became President he served as a lawyer and also served in what?
House of Representatives
200
What is the name of the bloodiest "single day" battle of the Civil War
Battle of Antietam
200
The North were fighting the Civil War to keep the country _____________?
United
200
Who was the first state to secede?
South Carolina
300
By 1840, the slavery in the United States was split in half by what geographical line?
Mason-Dixon Line
300
What document did Lincoln write that freed slaves in the South
Emancipation Proclamation
300
What battle was the largest and deadliest battle of the Civil War that served as a key turning point?
(battle lasted 3 days)
Battle of Gettysburg
300
Name the Person:
Graduate of West Point, soldier in Mexican-American War
Appointed as General in Chief (1864)
Future President (1869-1877)
Ulysses S. Grant
300
Name the Person:
Graduate of West Pointe, Soldier in Mex-Am War, captured John Brown
Did not agree with slavery
Offered command of Union army by Lincoln but declined
Fought for South because he couldn’t fight against Virginia (home state)
Robert E. Lee
400
Name the Abolitionist that played the biggest role in the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
400
The Emanicipation Proclamation was an Executive Order which means that it could be overturned by who? (2 Answers)
Next President; Supreme Court
400
What was the last battle of the Civil War in which the General Lee surrendered to General Grant
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
400
Name the Person:
Graduate of West Point, soldier in Seminole Wars
Served under Grant
Sherman’s march crushed South’s resistance
• From Atlanta to Savannah; destroyed, burned, looted everything in path
William T. Sherman
400
Name the Person:
Graduate of West Point, Soldier in Mexican-American War, teacher at Virginia Military Institute
Known as a “military genius”
Wouldn’t budge during battle
Stonewall Jackson
500
What was the name of the book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that played a large role in causing the Civil War
Uncle Tom's Cabin
500
What is the name of the man who assassinated Lincoln and in what year was Lincoln killed?
John Wilkes Booth; 1865
500
Name at least 3 parts of the "Terms of Surrender" given to the South
1. Confederates must turn in rifles
2. Confederates could return home immediately
3. Confederates could keep their horses
4. Confederates who were starving were given food
500
The North believed that the South did not have the right to secede. Why did the North believe that
Unconstitutional; Against the Constitution
500
What were the 3 reasons the South seceded?
1. South wanted more state rights
2. South did not want slavery to end
3. Election of Abraham Lincoln