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Slavery
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Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beacher Stowe
100
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
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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
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Which law/act divided one state into two--asking the people to decided to be free or slave?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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 did Uncle Tom’s Cabin anger northern abolitionists?
Because it depicted the evils of slavery
300
How had more land? The North or South?
The south, or the confederacy.
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
When Lincoln said "A House Divided Against itself Cannot Stand," what was the house in the saying--and what is the issue they are divided on?
The house is the country, and they are divided on slavery.
400
What was the title of the speech Lincoln gave to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
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Who was the general/leader of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?
Robert Gould Shaw
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
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states' rights
500
In Sherman's March to the Sea, he started in Atlanta and waged "total war" through the south until he got to which city?
Savannah, Georgia
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
What was the name of the most famous African-American Civil War military unit?
The 54th Massachusetts Regmiment