Battles
Fort Sumter
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this famous book detailing the horrors of slave life.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
It made it law to return escaped slaves and against the law to help slaves escape.
True or False: Slavery was the only issue that Americans had prior to the Civil War.
False - besides Slavery issues included:
Tariffs & Trade
Immigrant rights
Name two Border States
Missouri
West Virginia
Kentucky
Maryland
Delaware
True or False: All of the battles were fought on land only.
False
Ships and submarines used along the coast
ex: Battle of Mobile Bay
What was an abolitionist?
Someone who wanted to end slavery.
Which law was passed first - the Missouri Compromise or the Compromise of 1850?
Missouri Compromise - 1820
True or False: There were free African Americans living in the North.
True
Where did most of the Civil War battles take place?
Where were the majority of the battles fought, Confederate States or Union States?
Confederate States
This person is famous for helping slaves escape by using the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
What were two results of the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri - slave state
Maine - free state
Missouri Compromise Line - new states north of line were free states, new states south of line were slave states
This major court decision, involving a slave who lived in a free state, made supporters of slavery happy but made anti-slavery supporters even more frustrated.
Dred Scott Decision
Where did Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender and officially end the Civil War?
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
True or False: A key to the Union victory was their use of Airplanes dropping bombs on Confederate soldiers.
False
Airplanes first became active in wars during World War One, many decades after the end of the Civil War.
Who replaced Ambrose Burnside right before the Battle of Gettysburg
George "Snapping Turtle" Meade
What were two results of the Compromise of 1850?
California - free state
Utah & New Mexico Territories - decided for self to become slave or free territories
Fugitive Slave Act
Why didn't Southerners support Abraham Lincoln for president?
He wanted to stop the spread of slavery.
Which major River was used for a key military strategy by the Union?
Mississippi River
What was one reason why soldiers had to get so close to their enemies in order to fight?
The guns were not very accurate
Guns had only one shot, then had to be reloaded
Hand-to-hand combat became widely used
How many Americans died in the Civil War, making it the deadliest war in US History?
over 600,000 people died in battle or from their wounds and diseases after the war.
True or False: Border States were not included in the Emancipation Proclamation
False - Border States were included, but if the Border State was occupied by Confederate forces, they didn't oblige the Federal Government in the liberation of slaves.
Lincoln did NOT run in 1860 on ending slavery, instead what did he want to do about Slavery?
Lincoln wanted to stop the expansion of slavery into new territories/States.
Which state was the first to secede, or leave, the Union?
South Carolina