Road to the Civil War
In the Missouri Compromise of 1821, what state was added as a slave state?
Missouri
The Union Army
During which battle did the Union army try to capture the Confederate capitol (Richmond, VA?)
First Battle of Bull Run
In the Compromise of 1850, which act was created that sent a police force to capture people who had escaped slavery?
The Fugitive Slave Act
What did the states that seceded call themselves?
The Confederate States of America (or the Confederacy)?
Which battle was the single bloodiest day of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
What was the name of the man who sued for his freedom in court, only to be told that he was not able to use the legal system because he was "property"?
Dred Scott
Which of the following was a Confederate general?
A. Ulysses S. Grant
B. George Meade
C. Robert E. Lee
D. George McClellan
C: Robert E. Lee
Which battle was considered a turning point in the Civil War? In this battle, the Confederate army tried to invade Northern territory for the final time, and lost.
Battle of Gettysburg
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln!
Which of the following was the Union general when the Confederate army surrendered at Appomattox Court House?
Ulysses S. Grant
54th Massachusetts Regiment
List two events/acts that tried to keep the country "in balance" or together before the Civil War.
Then, list two events that contributed to the country breaking apart before the Civil War.
Together Examples:
1. Missouri Compromise
2. Compromise of 1850
Breaking Apart Examples:
1. Election fo 1860
2. Dred Scott Decision
In what year did the Civil War end?
1865
Appomattox Court House