Causes of the Civil War
What issue about human freedom was the biggest cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
Which side wanted to preserve the Union?
The North
What fort was attacked first, starting the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Who was president of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Antietam was fought in what state?
Maryland
What word means strong loyalty to your region (North or South)?
Sectionalism
What was the first state to secede from the United States?
South Carolina
In what state was Fort Sumter located?
South Carolina
Who was president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Antietam was the bloodiest what in American history?
Single day battle
Which part of the country relied more on factories and industry?
What are states that stayed in the Union but allowed slavery called?
Border States
What was another name for the Battle of Bull Run?
Which Union general was removed after failing to aggressively pursue Confederate forces after Antietam?
George McClellan
Although often considered a draw, which side claimed victory at Antietam?
The Union
What law allowed new states to vote on the issue of slavery?
The Kansas Nebraska act
Name one border state.
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, or Delaware
Which side won the First Battle of Bull Run?
The Confederacy
What was the name of the Northern strategy to squeeze the south by shutting off all of their ports?
The Anaconda Plan
What important announcement did Lincoln make after Antietam?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What economic system did the South depend on that used enslaved labor?
Name the current day capital of one of the border states
Frankfort, Dover, Jefferson City, Annapolis
What was the name of the Union General who surrendered Fort Sumter?
Anderson
Why did Lincoln want to keep border states in the Union?
Losing them would strengthen the confederacy.
Why was Antietam a turning point?
It stopped the South's invasion