These two men were the presidents of the Union and Confederacy
Who are Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis?
100
This Northern general was strong and unrelenting in his pushes
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
100
This Union victory was a major turning point during the war
What is Gettysburg?
100
This term describes paper currency
What are Greenbacks?
200
This woman helped collect and distribute medical supplies, and also founded the red cross
Who is Clara Barton?
200
This southern general was more moderate than most Southerners
Who is Robert E. Lee?
200
This battle was the bloodiest day in American history
What is Antietam?
200
This document, signed by Lincoln, granted freedom to all Confederate slaves
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
200
This plan by congress divided the south into 5 districts and set forth a path for rebellious states to reenter the union
What is Military Reconstruction
300
This American fort in southern territory was one of the first places where fighting occurred between the north and south
What is Fort Sumter?
300
This Woman is credited with helping escaped slaves north to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman
300
Military leadership
What was one of the only advantages the south had over the north during the civil war
300
This act granted 160 acres of western land to anyone willing to live on it for 5 years for reduced prices
What is The Homestead Act?
300
Vice President Johnson became the president after lincoln's assassination, and was opposed to the views of republican controlled congress. As a result congress passed many laws that pushed their agenda and eventually led to this removal of the president from office
What is impeachment
400
This famous courthouse was the site of Robert E. Lee’s surrender
What is Appomattox Court House?
400
This man led a raid on the armory at harpers ferry and was known to be a strong abolitionist
Who is John Brown
400
This march by Sherman through Georgia burned much of the city and destroyed the land
What is the March to the Sea?
400
This supreme court decision ruled that african americans had no right to a trial, and further limited civil rights to all blacks in the United States
What is Dred Scott Decision
400
terrorist organization created to intimidate blacks in the south and maintain white supremacy in government and politics.
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
500
John Brown's Raid, Bleeding Kansas, Kansas/Nebraska Act
What were three conflicts that lead to the start of the civil war?
500
This general played a part in the final push of the Union army and led a destructive march to the Sea in the south
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?
500
The first battle of the civil war occurred here
What is Ft. Sumter?
500
This not only allowed women to serve at the front, but also supplied overwhelmed hospitals
What is the U.S. Sanitary Commission?
500
This period ended with the election of Rutherford B hayes, and focused the nations attention on other developments including western expansion, railroads, and industry