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Battles
Events
Miscellaneaous
100
Which word means to set free
What is emancipate
100
Which slave went to court to try and win his freedom?
Who is Dred Scott
100
Which battle was the deadliest day of the entire war?
What is the Battle of Antietam
100
Name the secret escape route that slaves took to get to free lands
What is the Underground Railroad
100
Which army, the Union or the Confederates, had the strategy of blocking the ports and weakening their enemy?
What is the Union
200
Which word refers to a short speech
What is an address
200
Who was the president that helped keep the nation whole?
Who is Abraham Lincoln
200
Which battle ended the war?
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
200
Which document freed the slaves in areas still fighting against the Union?
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
200
Name the years that the Civil War occurred.
What is 1861-1865
300
Which word means a person running from the law
What is a fugitive
300
This person came up with the idea behind the Missouri Compromise
Who is Henry Clay
300
What was the first major battle of the war, also known as a confusing battle?
What is the Battle of Bull Run
300
What plan kept free states and slave states balanced throughout the United States for 30 years?
What is the Missouri Compromise
300
Why did the court rule against Dred Scott? What was their reason?
What is slaves did not have the same rights as American citizens; they were property and the Constitution doesn't protect property
400
What is a tax on imports called?
What is a tariff
400
This person was the general of the Union during the Civil War
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
400
Which battle is known as the turning point of the war?
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
400
What is the name of one of the most famous speeches today that President Lincoln wrote and delivered after the war?
What is the Gettysburg Address
400
Which army had more soldiers, the Union or the Confederates?
What is the Confederates
500
Which word means to leave?
What is secede
500
Who was the general of the Confederate army during the civil war?
Who is Robert E. Lee
500
After which battle did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
What is the Battle of Antietam
500
What event was a major cause of the Civil War?
What is the election of Abraham Lincoln
500
Name 2 border states
What is Missouri, Delaware, Kentucky, Virginia