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-Higher Population -More Money -More Factories/Industry -More Railroads *many correct answers to this question
Name one advantage the Union had over the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War.
100
-high production of cotton -could fight a defensive war -country boys are better shooters than city folk
Give one advantage the South had over the Union during the war
100
Jefferson Davis
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
100
Fort Sumter
Where were the first shots fired during the Civil War?
100
South Carolina
The first state to secede from the Union was ____________.
200
James Buchanan
Who was the President in office at the time the South seceded and the war began?
200
Appomattox Courthouse
The Civil War ended with the Confederacy surrendering where?
200
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
200
Gettysburg
Over 50,000 soldiers died during the battle.
200
Monitor and Merrimack
In the Naval battle between the North and South, what were the names of the two ironclads that squared off?
300
George McClellan
This Union general was considered "too cautious" by Abraham Lincoln during his role as the Commander of the Union Army of the Potomac
300
George Pickett
At the battle of Gettysburg, what Confederate General led a failed attack with 15,000 Confederate soldiers rushing the Union
300
-John Bell -John Breckenridge -Stephen Douglass
Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860. Name TWO of the other THREE candidates in the 1860 election.
300
1st Bull Run
During what battle did Stonewall Jackson make his name for the Confederacy?
300
Kansas policies were to be developed by popular sovereignty. People from both slavery and non slavery groups entered, in an attempt to give their side the majority, leading in result to two governments being created and a lot of violence
What is the term "Bleeding Kansas" referring to?
400
Ulysess S. Grant
The Union Commander who was victorious at the Battles of Shiloh and Vicksburg was ___________.
400
Richmond; they wanted to show the North they were NOT afraid and were going to stand as their own country
Where did the Confederacy establish its capital and why?
400
John Wilkes Booth
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
400
Antietam
The bloodiest SINGLE-DAY battle occurred here
400
Emancipation Proclamation
This stated that all slaves in Confederate States, only, were to be freed as of January 1st, 1863.
500
To keep the Union together!
What was Lincoln's main priority when the war began?
500
Robert E. Lee
This general is most known for his service in the majority of the civil war battles and his capture of John Brown
500
he was a slave who went north to work and after working in free territory, he sued saying he should be free. Ruling: Property can NOT sue
Who was Dred Scott?
500
Manassas
Another name for the Battle of Bull Run was__________.
500
Our American Cousin
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while watching a play. What play was he watching?