Slavery
DAILY DOUBLE
The Emancipation Proclamation freed this number of slaves that were living in the *Union*.
Lincoln gave a rousing address following this battle. American hopes were lifted believing that the war could be won.
What is Gettysburg?
It was with this general’s surrender at Appomattox that the Army of Northern Virginia was disbanded.
Who is Gen (Robert E) Lee?
Abraham Lincoln served as the _______ president of the United States.
What is the 16th?
The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union.
What is secession?
In 1859 this abolitionist raided Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in an attempt to incite a slave insurrection.
Who is (John) Brown?
Lincoln wanted to wait until after a Union victory to announce the Emancipation Proclamation. He found his opportunity after this battle.
What is Antietam?
He changed the Northern war strategy from the Anaconda Plan to Total War.
Who is General (Ulysses S) Grant?
From the beginning of the war, this was always Lincoln’s main goal.
What is to restore the Union?
This Union state bordered the confederacy, was home to the battle of Antietam, and has the postal abbreviation MD.
What is Maryland?
This former slave was an advocate for allowing slaves to join the Union.
Who is (Fredrick) Douglas?
Despite aggressive bombardments upon this fort, Lincoln decided to not respond with force in an attempt not anger the Republicans or the slave states still in the Union. This was the first conflict of the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumpter?
This brilliant Confederate general died from an infection after being shot by friendly fire.
Who is Gen (T. “Stonewall”) Jackson?
Lincoln debated this man about slavery in the territories in the election for Illinois’s senate seat.
Who is (Stephen) Douglas?
This constitutional amendment freed the slaves in the North and was added to the United States Constitution as a result of the Civil War.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This document freed the slaves in the Confederacy.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation ?
In order to gain more Union troops the War Department issued Special Order 143. This order allowed these people to join the military.
What are "colored?" (Black, African American also accepted)
This general’s “March to the sea“ was a prime example of the principle of total war and devastated the Southern population’s morale.
Who is (William T) Sherman?
The assassin of President Lincoln, this man gave later stated he believed Lincoln had waged war upon Southern rights and institutions.
Who is (John Wilkes) Booth?
This was the first state to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
What is your mother?
With this Union victory, the Mississippi River now came under the control of the Union which divided the Confederacy in half.
What is Vicksburg?
This general led the charge against Lee’s troops at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Who is Gen (George) Meade?
Lincoln suspended this legal precept during the civil war.
What is habeas corpus?
This compromise was made prior to the outbreak of the Civil War in order to ease tensions over the issue of slavery in new territories
What is the compromise of 1850?