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Generals
100
Who was the president of the Confederacy?

Jefferson Davis

100

Which Union strategy kept the Confederates from buying, selling, and trading?

Anaconda or the Naval Blockade
100

The states that made up the United States of America; during the CW, the states that supported the U.S. government

The Union

100

Which law created a line, above which slavery was illegal and below which it was legal?

The Missouri Compromise

100

General of the Confederate Army

General Robert E. Lee

200

Who was a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad?

Harriett Tubman

200

Which battle was the official turning point of the war?

The Battle of Gettysburg
200

To formally withdraw membership

to secede
200

What did the Dred Scott Case say?

That slaves were property and needed to be returned to their owners if they escaped

200

Union General known for being stubborn and wearing down the enemy

General Ulysses S. Grant

300

Killed Abraham Lincoln

John Wilkes Booth

300

Which battle started the war?

The Battle of Fort Sumpter

300

the rights that all citizens have according to the Constitution

civil rights

300

What was the secret society that fought violently against equal rights for black people?

The Ku Klux Klan

300

The Confederate General known for being able to move quickly

General "Stonewall" Jackson

400

Who was the famous Civil War nurse who found the American Red Cross?

Clara Barton

400

This government organization was set up to help former slaves?

The Freedmen's Bureau

400

The period of rebuilding after the Civil War

Reconstruction

400

What is a constitutional amendement?

An official change or addition to the Constitution

400

Union General who got the Union in trouble because of how hesitant he was to take action

General McClellan

500

Who invented the cotton gin?

Eli Whitney

500

Where did General Lee surrender, thus ending the war?

The Appomatox Courthouse

500

the accuse a government official of doing something wrong or improper

to impeach

500

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

It declared slaves free in the Confederate states

500

The Union General that led the famous "March to the Sea"

General William Sherman