Compromises
This compromise happened in 1820 when Missouri became a slave state and Maine became a free state
What is the Missouri Compromise
This area was known as being the land of immigrants
What is the North
This abolitionist encouraged Lincoln to issue the Emanicipation Proclamation
Who is Frederick Douglass
This person was the first Republican president
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This group of 180,000 soldiers were some of the best soldiers that fought for the Union
What is Black soldiers
This is the year Lincoln was elected President
What is 1860
This amendment outlawed slavery or made slavery illegal
What is the 13th Amendment
This compromise led to a bloodbath with abolitionists fighting slaveowners
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act
This man was the general of the Confederate Troops.
Who is General Lee and General Grant?
This abolitionist was nicknamed Moses and never lost a passenger on the Underground Railroad. She became an effective spy for the Union army.
Who is Harriet Tubman
This general was in command of the Union forces later in the war and eventually became president
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
This battle gave Lincoln the support he needed to issue the Emanicipation Proclamation
What is the Battle of Antietam
DAILY DOUBLE! These are the years the Civil War was fought
What is 1861 to 1865
President Lincoln was assassinated at this theater
What is Ford's Theater
This compromise led to outlawing slavery auctions in D.C., but led to a stronger Fugitive Slave Act
What is the Compromise of 1850
This recent invention helped Lincoln to communicate with generals on the battlefields
What is the telegraph
This abolitionist made plans to take over Harper's Ferry and arm slaves
Who is John Brown
This general marched from Atlanta to Savannah burning everything (houses, factories, etc.) in his path until the South surrendered
Who is William T. Sherman
This battle fired the first shots of the Civil War
What is the Battle at Fort Sumter
This is the year the Emancipation Proclamation was issued or enforced
What is 1863
This state was the first state to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina
This land mass was divided up into Kansas and Nebraska territory
What is Lousiana territory
This advantage helped the North transport soldiers and artillery
What are train tracks
This slave moved to Illinois with his master and argued that he should be free
Who is Dred Scott
This well known actor assassinated Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth
This battle had the most casualties and inspired Lincoln to write a motivational speech
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
This is the year slavery was abolished
What is 1865
This amendment granted citizenship to those born in the U.S. as well as equality before the law
What is the 14th Amendment
Senator Stephen Douglas is known for this idea in settling the slave question
What is popular sovereignty
These 2 factors or advantages helped the South to win some povital battles
What is having the most expereince generals and knowing the terrain
This abolitionist was a mentor to Frederick Douglass and had his own Newspaper called "The Liberator."
Who is William Lloyd Garrison
After Lincoln was assassinated, this person became president by default
Who is Andrew Johnson
This confederate president refuse to let Robert E. Lee resign from his position as general
Who is Jefferson Davis
This is the year Black men got the right to vote
What is 1870
This amendment enfranchised Black men
What is the 15th Amendment
This Senator beat Charles Sumner with a cane 30 times until it broke
Who is Preston Brooks
These 4 states were slave states but remain loyal to the Union
What are Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware (later in the war West Virginia became a state in 1863 making it 5)
DAILY DOUBLE! This abolitionist use to be enslaved and led to a revolt that killed about 50 Virginians
Who is Nat Turner
This famous nurse founded the Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton
The total number of casualties that took place in the Civil War
What is 600,000
This is the year Bleeding Kansas started
What is 1854
President Lincoln was known for towering over people at this height
What is 6' 4"
This is the amount of days that John Wilkes Booth was on the run for from the Union government.
What is 12 days