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
Who raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
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
Why was the election of 1860 important?
Abraham Lincoln was elected, which caused the South to secede
300
What decree did Lincoln give in 1863 freeing the slaves in the states in rebellion?
The Emancipation Proclamation
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
Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?
He wanted to steal weapons to start an anti-slavery rebellion
400
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
400
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
400
What was the name of the union strategy to surround the South and strangle it
Anaconda Plan
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
What term did Southerners feel was important to their way of life, because they felt the loyalty to their states was higher than the loyalty to the federal government?
The issue of states' rights
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
Why did Lincoln get frustrated with his early generals in the war?
They were not aggressive enough and did not pursue their advantages
500
What was one of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
500
What river did the Union gain control of after the Battle of Vicksburg?