Civil War 1
President of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the General for the North?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the General for the South?
Robert E. Lee
What marked the beginning of the Civil War?
The attack on Fort Sumter
Loyalty to a certain part of the country.
Sectionalism
Who was associated with the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assassinated.
Nickname for the Confederate South?
Rebels
How many years did the Civil War last?
4
What was the name of the Fort that was first attacked?
Fort Sumter
Which event was the "final straw" causing South Carolina to secede?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860
This person was a famous Abolitionist who gained success as a public speaker and an anti-slavery author.
Frederick Douglass
Who gave the Gettysburg address?
Abraham Lincoln
Name two advantage of the Union? Half points for one answer.
Larger population
More railroad tracks
Abundant natural resources
Manufacturing
Unrestricted use of the weapons and all laws of war are disregarded.
Total War
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What was formed in 1854?
Republican Party
Dates of the Civil War
1861-1865
Required people to return slaves to their owners.
Fugitive Slave Act
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free.
Emancipation Proclamation
Abolitionist that attacked a federal arsenal and killed proslavery protestors.
John Brown
According to the DBQ, who was Robert E. Lee writing the letters to?
Jefferson Davis
How many states were there in the Confederate States of America
11
Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" describing the cruelties of slavery.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis?
Prohibited slavery north of the Louisiana Purchase
Missouri Compromise 1820
People decide on issues by voting. Two words.
Popular Sovereignty
This bill allowed people in new territories to decide whether there would be slavery.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Supreme Court case that ruled slaves are property.
Dred Scott Case
Name the Border States. 100 points for each correct answer.
Missouri
Kentucky
West Virginia
Delaware
Maryland