Civil War 1
Civil War 2
Civil War 3
Civil War 4
Civil War 5
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What is the Battle of Vicksburg trying to gain control of?
This battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
100
What was the first great battle of the Civil war? Picnic...run!
the Battle of Bull Run
100
Who is President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
100
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General
100
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A conductor of the Underground Railroad who helped slaves escape to freedom.
200
Which side of the Civil War were called the Confederacy?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
200
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
200
What marked the beginning of the civil war? No one died...until after!
the attack on Fort Sumter
200
What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860...thought it was a threat to slavery and their economy.
200
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
An abolitionist who spread his idea passionately through his newspaper.
300
Who gave the Gettysburg address?
President Abraham Lincoln
300
What were some of the advantages of the Union?
Abundant natural resources and manufacturing, more people, railroads, etc...
300
What was the biggest Southern advantage?
military leadership
300
What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated
300
Who was Dred Scott?
A slave that sued for his freedom. Lost...was told he wasn't a citizen...just property.
400
Who is Jefferson Davis?
A Mississippi senator that became the President of the Confederacy
400
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
400
Years of the Civil War
What is 1861-1865
400
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this book about the horrors of slavery.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
400
Who is this abolitionist figure?
Frederick Douglass
500
What side of the civil war called themselves the Union?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
500
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war? Three day battle in Pennsylvania.
the Battle of Gettysburg
500
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse
500
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
500
What were some reasons the South wanted to keep slavery?
They want to keep their cheap labor for farming on plantations, and they felt they were treating their slaves better than the workers in the Northern States.