Dates
Battles
Important People
North vs South
Miscellaneous
100
April 12, 1861
When did the Civil War begin?
100
The first major battle was the battle of Bull Run, but the actual first battle was the battle of Phillipi, which occurred over a month before.
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
100
Black Moses
What Harriet Tubman's nickname?
100
yes, just because they didn't use them didn't mean they thought of them as equal.
Was the North Racist, even though they didn't have slaves?
100
no, although it was not ruled illegal until the end of the war.
Was secession legal?
200
There are two dates that have been debated on; April 9, 1865, and June 23, 1865
When did the Civil War end?
200
The battle of Palmito Ranch is considered the last battle of the civil war.
What was the last battle of the Civil War?
200
A former slave who became a leading abolitionist and lecturer on emancipation.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
200
The North
Which had the greater industrial advantage?
200
A white Union private made 13 dollars a month; his black counterpart made 7 dollars.
How much were soldiers paid?
300
South Carolina.
What state was the first to secede on December 20, 1860?
300
The Civil War consisted of 50 major battles, and 5,000 minor battles.
How many battles were fought in the Civil War?
300
He led the U.S. troops that captured John Brown after the infamous raid on Harpers Ferry. He was offered command of the U.S. Army, but he declined.
What did Robert E. Lee do?
300
The south could produce all the food it needed, though transporting it to soldiers and civilians was a major problem.
What could the South produce more of that the North could not? What was the problem they had with it?
300
it was a combined population of 22 million people, in the beginning.
How many soldiers fought in the Civil War?
400
Robert E. Lee on April 9, 1865
Who surrendered on the same day that Abraham Lincoln died?
400
Gettysburg was the bloodiest, with 51,000 casualties
What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
400
Ain't I a Woman?
What is the name of Sojourner Truth's speech?
400
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas
within the fall of Fort Sumter, four more states joined the confederacy; which states were they?
400
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckenridge, and John Bell.
who ran in the election of 1860?
500
December 6, 1865
What is the date that slavery was finally abolished?
500
the battle of Petersburg
What was the least bloody battle of the Civil War?
500
An American Abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States.
Who was John Brown?
500
The North; Nearly 21 million people lived in 23 Northern states. The south just claimed 9 million people, including 3.5 million slaves, in 11 confederate states.
Did the North or the South have more people?
500
The majority of the fighting took place in the states of Virginia and Tennessee.
Where did the Civil War mostly take place?