Compromise
What was the agreement that attempted to balance the number of free and slave states in the U.S.?
What is the Missouri Compromise?
Where were the first shots fired to initiate the Civil War, which took place in South Carolina?
What is Fort Sumter?
Who was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
Who is Jefferson Davis?
What was the name of the Union's strategic plan to defeat the Confederacy by blockading Southern ports and controlling the Mississippi River?
What is the Anaconda Plan?
What was the primary economic activity in the Southern states before the Civil War?
What is agriculture?
What law, part of the Compromise of 1850, required citizens to assist in the capture of runaway slaves?
What is the Fugitive Slave Law?
This battle is often considered the turning point of the Civil War, fought in Pennsylvania in 1863.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This Union general was known for his strategy of total war and led Sherman’s March to the Sea.
Who is W. Sherman?
Name the military strategy that involved destroying civilian infrastructure to cripple the enemy’s ability to fight.
What is total war?
Who were the people advocating for the abolition of slavery in the United States?
Who are abolitionists?
This compromise aimed to settle disputes between slave and free states but ultimately failed to prevent the Civil War.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
Which battle was known for being the bloodiest single-day battle in American history?
What is the Battle of Antietam?
Who was the Confederate general known for his swift tactics and earned the nickname "Stonewall"?
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
This strategy involved the Confederacy taking advantage of its knowledge of the local terrain to defend against Union forces.
What is defensive warfare?
What city served as the capital of the Confederate States of America?
What is Richmond?
Which principle, allowing residents of a territory to decide on slavery, was a key part of the debates surrounding the Compromise of 1850?
What is popular sovereignty?
The siege of this Confederate stronghold in Mississippi led to a significant victory for the Union in 1863.
What is Vicksburg?
This Union general later became the 18th President of the United States.
Who is U.S. Grant?
What advantage did the Confederacy have in terms of military leadership and experience compared to the Union?
What is having more military leaders with experience?
This famous speech by Abraham Lincoln emphasized the principles of human equality and the importance of preserving the Union.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
What was the Southern response to perceived threats from the federal government regarding slavery, leading to their withdrawal from the Union?
What is secession?
Which battle was the first major battle of the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory and boosting Southern morale?
What is the Battle of Bull Run?
Who was the commander of the Confederate Army at Gettysburg?
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The Union's industrial advantages allowed them to produce more of this essential resource for warfare.
What is technology?
The impact of railroads during the Civil War primarily benefited which side, providing them with better supply lines?
What is the Union?