People
The person who led enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
In which state did most of the Civil War battles take place in?
Virginia
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Who gave the Emancipation Proclamation and what year was it?
Lincoln in 1863
What was the cause of death for the majority of the Confederate soldiers that died?
This person was the president of the Union during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
Which battle started the Civil War?
Battle of Fort Sumter
Who was the leader of the Confederate Army?
General Robert E Lee
What years did the Civil War happen?
1861-1865
I assassinated President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre.
John Wilkes Booth
This person was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Jefferson Davis
What battle was the Union's first victory?
Battle of Gettysburg
The North had an Industrialized economy where they relied on factories. The South had an agrarian economy that relied on farming.
Where was the Confederate capital?
Richmond, VA
In Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address, he starts by saying "Fourscore and seven years ago...".
What does Fourscore and seven years equal and why was this date important?
It equals 87 years and the date was 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
This person was a radical abolitionist who raided Harper's Ferry in a failed slave revolt.
John Brown
What was the bloodiest SINGLE-DAY battle in American history?
Battle of Antietam
Which side had more enlistment strength and why?
The Union had more troops due to the draft in 1862
In 1850, what law was passed that angered many Northerners but pleased Southerners?
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
Who becomes the President after Lincoln is assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
This person, a slave, sued and lost a court battle in which he sued his owner because he kept him as a slave in states where slavery was illegal.
Dred Scott
Which Union General became the 18th US President?
Ulysses S. Grant
Name 4 Union states and 4 Confederate states
MA, CT, IL, NY, VT, RI, NH, NJ, PA, OH, ID
SC, MS, TX, AL, GA, NC, TN, VA, FL, LA
Where did General Lee finally surrender?
Appomattox Courthouse
What book did Harriet Breacher Stowe write about slavery which inspired many to join the abolitionist movement?
Uncle Tom's Cabin