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100
Largest battle of the of the Civil War. Also known as the turning point.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
100
President of the Union during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
100
Major supreme court case which increased tensions between the North and the South.
What is the Dred Scott Case.
100
Network of secret paths that led slaves to freedom
What is Underground Railroad
100
What were Grants original initials?
What is H.U.G.
200
Bloodiest single day of fighting in the Civil War
What is Battle of Antietam.
200
Name the most famous generals on the side of the Union AND the Confederacy
Who are Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee
200
What year was the election was held in which Lincoln wins the Presidency?
1860
200
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
200
Why did Robert E. Lee decide to fight for the Confederacy?
He was loyal to his state, and his family and friends.
300
The first major land battle of the war.
What is the Battle of Bull Run.
300
Name one other Union general who we discussed.
Who is McClellan or Meade.
300
This is what it is called when states break away from the Union
What is secession
300
After which battle to Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
What is Antietam
400
The first official shots fired of the Civil War occurred here
What is Ft. Sumter
400
President of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis
400
The first state to leave the union was which state?
What is South Carolina.
400
What did Lincoln issue that freed slaves in the rebelling states?
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
400
Name the place in which Lee surrenders to Grant
What is Appomattox Court House.
500
The Union marched through the South and burned things such as crops, property, and industry
What is Sherman's march to the sea
500
Name of the confederate general who led an unsuccessful charge of 15,000 men into the center of the union line at Gettysburg
Who is General Pickett.
500
How did two men die at Ft. Sumter?
A misfire caused an explosion during the surrender ceremony.
500
What was the name of the man Lincoln debated with for the Illinois senate seat?
Stephen A. Douglas
500
The period of US History immediately following the Civil War is known as what?
What is Reconstruction