Causes of the Civil War
What was the primary cause of the Civil War?
Disagreements over slavery
What book, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, exposed the horrors of slavery?
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln.
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
The Battle of Fort Sumter.
What amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment.
What was the main economic difference between the North and the South before the Civil War?
The North was industrial, and the South relied on agriculture and slavery.
What event in 1859 involved an abolitionist attempting to start a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry?
John Brown’s Raid.
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis.
What was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War?
The Battle of Antietam.
Which president took over as President after Abraham Lincoln was shot?
Andrew Johnson
What was the name of the network that helped enslaved people escape to the North?
The Underground Railroad.
What term describes the idea that states could decide for themselves whether to allow slavery?
Popular sovereignty
What African American abolitionist and former enslaved person became a famous speaker and recruiter for the Union Army?
Frederick Douglass.
What battle is considered the turning point of the war, taking place in Pennsylvania in 1863?
The Battle of Gettysburg.
What was the period of rebuilding and reintegrating Southern states into the Union called?
Reconstruction
What 1854 law allowed each new state to decide the issue of slavery for themselves, leading to violent conflict?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
What was the nickname for violent clashes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas?
Bleeding Kansas.
Who was the Confederate general who earned the nickname "Stonewall" at the First Battle of Bull Run?
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
What Union victory gave them control of the Mississippi River in 1863?
The Battle of Vicksburg.
What amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born in the U.S.?
14th Amendment
What Supreme Court case ruled that enslaved people were not citizens and had no rights?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
What political party was founded in 1854 in opposition to the expansion of slavery?
The Republican Party.
What Union general led the March to the Sea, destroying Southern infrastructure?
William Tecumseh Sherman
What battle was Robert E. Lee’s final major defeat before surrendering?
The Battle of Appomattox Court House.
What laws were passed in the South to restrict the rights of freed African Americans?
Black Codes