American Civil War Causes
Another name for The South.
What is The Confederacy?
The president at the start of the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
On the 2nd day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Union army formed this shape.
What is a fishhook?
On Day 2 of the Battle of Gettysburg, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain ordered a bayonet charge. This was the reason for him giving this order.
What is running low on ammo and would not withstand another charge.
This was the document that freed the slaves from ownership. During the civil war.
What is The Emancipation Proclamation?
Another name for The North.
What is The Union?
The economy of the South revolved around this.
What is farming and plantations?
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a victory for the Confederate army, but the victory was soured when this person was shot and killed by his own men.
Who is General Stonewall Jackson?
On Day 3 of the Gettysburg Battle, General Lee ordered his main force to attack. This person lead the charge and his troops were destroyed (The charge was named after him).
Who is George Pickett (Pickett's Charge)?
What is the Appomattox Courthouse?
Sectionalism is when people starting identifying themselves on the region they came from rather than from a country. People began viewing themselves not as Americans, but as this.
What are Northerners and Southerners?
The economy of the North revolved around around this.
What is manufacturing and factories?
General Lee surrendered to this leader of the northern armies during the civil war.
Who is General Ulysses S. Grant?
On Day 3 of the Gettysburg Battle, this is where General Lee ordered his main force to attack.
What is the Union Center?
The surrender meeting was held in this person's house.
Who is Wilmer McLean?
The 2 major causes of the American Civil War.
What is slavery and state's rights?
California became a free state under this.
What was the Compromise of 1850?
Gettysburg is know for this.
What is the bloodiest battle during the Civil War?
This was the strategies and goal of General Sherman during his campaign.
What are total war strategies and destroying the South and march the north?
This are the major incidents of what happened during the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
What is
1 John Wilkes Booth entering the President's box at Ford's Theater (the guard was not at his post)
2 JWB shooting Lincoln in the back of the head
3 JWB jumping from the box and breaking his leg
4 JWB later corned in a barn and shot after he refused to surrender?
Which battle officially started the Civil War?
1. Boston Tea Party Massacre
2. Battle of Fort Sumter
3. The American Indian War
What is The Battle of Fort Sumter?
People could be found guilty for helping a runaway slave and would suffer punishment under this law.
What is the Fugitive Slave Law?
The leader of the southern armies during the civil war.
Who is General Lee?
The name of the prison that was considered to be the worst place to be a prisoner of war (POW).
BONUS DOUBLE: WHY
What is Andersonville Prison?
This was a major difference between the North and South when it came to federal/state's rights.
What is
The North believed in a loose interpretation of the Constitution and a strong centralized government
The South believed in strict interpretation of the Constitution and more powerful state governments