Civil War People
Civil War
Pre War Events
Civil War Battles
Civil War Places
Rebuilding da South
100
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
100
President Lincoln believed it was illegal for the Southern states to do this, which means leave the union.
Secede
100
In 1859 this abolitionist raided Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in an attempt to incite a slave insurrection.
Who is John Brown?
100
This state saw most of the important battles during the Civil War
Virginia
100
The Capital of the Union
Washington D.C.
100
This period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.
What is Reconstruction?
200
Turned down the job from the North Army to take full command of the South's Army
Who is General Robert E. Lee
200
Group of people opposed to slavery
What are abolitionists?
200
This nickname was given to the violent conflict in the Kansas Territory during the 1850s, where pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers clashed over popular sovereignty.
What is "Bleeding Kansas"?
200
This battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the war.
Gettysburg
200
The capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond, VA?
200
This 1865 amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States.
What is the 13th amendment?
300
Nickname given to northern soldiers
Yanks
300
This document declared slaves in rebelling states were henceforward free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
300
This was a law that required citizens to turn in people that they suspected of being a runaway slave.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
300
The first battle of the Civil War
What was the First Battle of Bull Run?
300
The first shots of the war were fired here
What is Fort Sumter? or Charleston, SC?
300
This group of laws in Southern states limited the freedoms of African Americans after the Civil War and led to widespread discrimination.
What are the Black Codes?
400
The Union general nicknamed "The Butcher"
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
400
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves that lived where? 
What are states currently in rebellion?
400
This 1857 Supreme Court decision ruled that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress had no power to ban slavery in the territories.
What is the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?
400
The Emancipation Proclamation was released after this important battle (The bloodiest single day of the war)
What is the Battle of Antietam?
400
Sherman's March to the Sea ended in this city
What is Savannah, GA?
400
These laws, passed after Reconstruction, enforced racial segregation in the South and remained in effect until the mid-20th century.
What are Jim Crow laws?
500
Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea"
Who is William Sherman?
500
Arguably one of the most important speeches in American history. - "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
What is the Gettysburg Address?
500
In 1856, this violent attack on a senator by Congressman Preston Brooks on the Senate floor highlighted the deep sectional tensions over slavery and “Bleeding Kansas.”
What is the "Caning of Charles Sumner"?
500
Which battle gave the North control of the Mississippi River after a long siege
Vicksburg
500
Robert E. Lee surrendered here in April 1865
Where is Appomattox, VA?
500
In the late 19th century, this biracial political coalition in Virginia worked to reduce the state’s prewar debt, fund public schools, and expand voting rights for African Americans.
What is the Readjuster Party?