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100
This is the General of the Confederate Army
General Robert E. Lee
100
In this battle, the Confederates bombarded a Union fort, and this launched the Civil War. Name the Battle and the victor.
Battle of Fort Sumter, Confederate Victory
100
When your enemy surrounds you, cuts off your supplies, and aims to force you to surrender.
siege
100
This act created tension between the North and South because it forced the return of slaves to their owners, by law.
Fugitive Slave Act, 1850
100
Has an eye, but cannot see.
A needle.
200
This is the General for the Union Army
General Ulysses S. Grant
200
In this siege and battle, the Union advanced into Southern territory, defeated the Confederate soldiers and took this city. Because of this Confederate loss, the Union gained control of the Mississippi River.
Siege and Battle of Vicksburg.
200
A formal, prepared speech, delivered to a specific audience, usually for a specific reason.
address
200
This was a speech given to the Union Troops, after the bloodiest battle in the American Civil War.
The Gettysburg Address
200
Has to be broken, before you can use it.
An egg.
300
Name the 2 Presidents during the American Civil War and the people they represent
President Abraham Lincoln - Union
President Jefferson Davis - Confederacy
300
This battle was extremely important because when the Union won, the Confederate Territory was divided in half.
Siege and Battle of Vicksburg
300
to cease, give up, submit, or yield to your opponent
surrender
300
This act, law, event, declaration, proclamtion, freed all slaved in "rebel" (Confederate) States. What was it, who said it, and when.
Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln, 1863
300
This is always coming, but never arrives.
Tomorrow
400
Whether in the North, or the South, these PEOPLE were discriminated against and denied citizenship until the 14th Amendment was added to the Constitution.
Slaves
400
This battle was a tie, neither the Union troops nor the Confederate Army was able to secure a victory.
Battle of Antietam
400
to murder someone, in a surprise attack, for political motives
assassinate
400
This picture shows which event? General Robert E. Lee is on the left, and General Ulysses S. Grant is on the right. 
Surrender at Appomatox Courthouse
400
Can't be seen, can't be heard, can't be felt, can't be smelled.
The dark
500
This man was a white abolitionist (person against slavery) who led a raid on Harpers Ferry. In the raid, he was captured. Later he was hung for being a traitor.
John Brown.
500
Which number represents the Battle of Gettysburg, what is the State, who was the victor?
#2, Pennsylvania, Union
500
One advantage the South had over the North is their knowledge of the __________; since most of the battles were fought in Confederate __________, the Union was at a disadvantage.
terrain; territory
500
Name the 3 congressional acts that questioned wether slave labor should be allowed in new states.
Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act.
500
Where does "today" come before "tomorrow"?
The dictionary.