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This was the first Republican President of the United States of America
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This land fought for the reunification of the United States and later fought for the complete abolition of slavery
What is the North (or the Union)?
This is when states decide that they do not wish to be a part of the country as a whole and want to form their own nation
What is secession?
This was the first battle of the Civil War
What is Ft. Sumter?
This invention allowed for the quick transport of troops and materials across large stretches of land
What is the railroad (or trains)?
This was the President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
The states that remained with the United States after secession and kept their slaves were known as these states
What are Border States?
A Confederate troop said that General Jackson was standing there like this
What is a Stonewall?
This was known as the bloodiest day of fighting in the Civil War
What is the Battle of Antietam?
Harriet Tubman was known for leading slaves to the Union and Canada on this path
What is the Underground Railroad?
This Confederate General was shot by his own soldiers which later led to his death
Who is Stonewall Jackson
This city was the Capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond, Virginia?
This was the declaration that all slaves in the Rebellious States were free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863?
This was known as the bloodiest battle in the Civil War
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
What is Appomattox Courthouse?
This abolitionist was known for murdering five slave-owners with swords and leading a failed slave revolt at Harper's Ferry
Who is John Brown
Name three of the seven states that first left the United States after the presidential election
What is South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama?
This declared that black people in the US were not citizens and they were not allowed to sue because of that, essentially declaring them as property
What is Dred Scott Decision (Dred Scott v Sanford)?
This battle resulted in the complete revolution of naval combat
What was the Battle of the Ironclads?
This was the plan that the Union implemented to defeat the Confederacy in their home turf
What was the Anaconda Plan?
This was the Union general that burned a large portion of Georgia and was called 'The March to the Sea'
Who is William Sherman?
This was the third state that Abraham Lincoln lived in and where he first got into politics
What is Illinois?
This is the nickname that Ulysses S Grant was given by Union troops after the battle of Ft. Donelson
What was "Unconditional Surrender Grant"?
What was the Siege of Vicksburg?
The Union named battles after this geographical feature while the Confederacy named them after this geographical feature (Answer in the order the question is being asked)
What is closest rivers/creeks and closest towns/cities?