People
The person was elected our 16th President and resulted in the secession of the South.
Abraham Lincoln
The first of the "Slavery Compromises" this saw Maine admitted to the Union as a free state
Missouri Compromise
The Union victory at the Battle of Vicksburg resulted in Union control of what major trading route?
Mississippi River
This area had the clear advantage at the beginning of the war with more factories, people, resources, and railroads.
North or Union
The organization set up to provide slaves with food, clothing, education, and jobs was ____________.
Freedmen's Bureau
This person was the most successful Northern general in the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant
This former slave tried to sue in Federal court for his freedom, but he was unsuccessful
Dred Scott
The single bloodiest day in American history took place during which battle?
Antietam
Lincoln issued this ________ after the Union victory at Antietam.
Emancipation Proclamation
The laws set up in the Southern states to maintain control over freed African Americans.
black codes
This person was the most successful Southern general in the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee
This act saw an eruption of violence in two midwestern states
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What was term used to describe General Sherman's March to the Sea?
total warfare
What southern state was first to secede from the Union in December 1860?
South Carolina
What were three restrictions present in the black codes of Louisiana?
African Americans not allowed:
in the town
to keep a house
to live there
to carry weapons
to have public meetings
This person was shot by his own man during the Battle of Chancellorsville
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
The Compromise of 1850 was considered a win for the south because
it allowed for slavery to spread/ popular sovereignty
This early battle of the war let both sides know that the war would not end quickly
First Bull Run/Manassas
Roughly how many people died during the American Civil War?
620,000
The ________ Amendment protects a person's life, liberty, and property. The _____ Amendment gave all men the right to vote.
14/15th
He was appointed the President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
This man raided a federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry Virginia with the hope of starting a slave rebellion
John Brown
On April 9th, 1865 __________ surrendered to __________ at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.
Lee/Grant
The 54th Massachusetts infantry led the attack on this southern fort outside Charleston.
Fort Wagner
Joseph Painey and Robert DeLarge were both representatives from this southern state.
What is South Carolina?