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100

What was the name of the African American regiment that fought in the Union Army during the Civil War?

54th Massachusetts Infantry 

100
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
100
Who was the President of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
100
What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
100
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
200

This nurse aided many soldiers on the battlefield of the Civil War and created the Red Cross

Clara Barton

200
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
200
Who was the major Union General?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg, PA
200
The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
Northern; Southern
300

Sherman’s March to Sea took place in this state and started in this city, but ended here 

Georgia

Atlanta 

Savannah 

300

What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?

The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations

300
Who were two major Confederate Generals?
Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
300
What was the bloodiest single day in the Civil War?
Antietam
300
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
400

Abraham Lincoln won the ________ votes, but lost the ________

Electoral College Votes

Popular Votes

400
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
400
What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
400

The ______ surrendered in ____________ in the state of ____________.

South 

Appomattox Courthouse 

Virginia 

400
What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed, slaves were freed in the former Confederacy
500

In the North, the states felt like everything should be ran or decided by the ________ and the South, the states felt like everything should be ran or decided by _________

The Government 

Individual or each state 

500
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad
500
How did Lincoln die?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife.
500
What was one of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
500

The _____________ was given on the battlefield in ____________ in November of ___________.

The Gettysburg Address 

Gettysburg Pennsylvania 

1863