Slavery
What woman became a well
known “conductor” of the
Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What was the first state to
secede from the Union on
December 20, 1860?
South Carolina
Where did the first conflict
between Northern and
Southern troops take place?
Fort Sumter
After the First Battle of Bull
Run, what nickname was
Thomas Jackson given for
the remainder of the war?
Stonewall Jackson
What were “Fresh Fish”?
New Recruits
What slave escaped, wrote
an autobiography, began a
newspaper, and became a
popular abolitionist in
the North?
Frederick Douglas
Name five states that seceded
from the Union:
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida,
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,
Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North
Carolina, Tennessee
Where did a major part of
the Battle of Antietam
take place?
In a cornfield
When General Joseph E.
Johnston was wounded at
the Battle of Fair Oaks
(Seven Pines), who was
appointed General of the
Confederate army for the
remainder of the war?
General Robert E Lee
What is the name of the
commonly used lead bullet
that is cone shaped with a
hollow base and ridges?
Minie ball
What was the name of the
path from the South that
runaway slaves traveled to
freedom?
The Underground Railroad
How many states ultimately
seceded and joined the
Confederacy?
11
What other name was used
for the Battles of Bull Run
(1 & 2)?
The Battle of Manasas
In March of 1864, what Union
general took command of all
of the Union forces?
General Ulysses S Grant
What does the term antebellum mean?
Before the war
Who was the escaped slave
who, once found living in the
North, took his former
master to the Supreme Court
to fight for his freedom but
was denied, as he was
considered “property”?
Dred Scott
What was the nickname
given to Kansas at a
turbulent time of violence
due to the issue of slavery?
Bleeding Kansas
What battle was considered
“The Bloodiest Day” in
American history?
The Battle of Antietam
What nickname was given
to General McClellan due to
his ability to organize
armies?
Little Napoleon
What was the name given
to a soldier’s sewing kit?
A Housewife
What was the
Fugitive Slave Act?
Part of the Compromise of 1850,
which provided a law where slaveholders could legally recapture
runaway slaves that had escaped to
and were living in free states
What “Act,” established in
1854, left it up to the
territories themselves to
decide if they would be
slave or free?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
What battle was considered
the one that turned the tide
of the war in favor of the
Union?
The Battle of Gettysburg
Who led the destructive Union
campaign across Georgia,
sacking and burning a path
to Savannah?
General Sherman
What was the name given to the
men who traveled south in
search of personal profit and
political position during
the Reconstruction?
Carpetbaggers