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This battle was considered the first of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Bull Run or Manassas?
100
Elected president of the U.S. in 1860.
Who is Lincoln?
100
It requires males of a certain age to serve in the military.
What is a draft?
100
The institution that served as the backbone of the southern economy.
What is slavery?
100
The first southern state to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
200
This Maryland battle had no clear winner.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
200
Becomes the lead general for the Confederate States of America.
Who is Lee?
200
Destroying everything and anything that may be useful to the enemy, including the property of civilians.
What is total war?
200
Strong feelings of loyalty to a region.
What is sectionalism?
200
The site where the Civil War began.
What is Fort Sumter?
300
This victory gave the Union full control of the Mississippi River.
What is Vicksburg?
300
Served as president of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
300
States that remained part of the Union but were sympathetic towards the South.
What are border states?
300
A tax on imported goods.
What is a tariff?
300
The capital city of the Confederate States of America.
What is Richmond?
400
With the arrival of reinforcements, Grant wins this bloody Tennessee battle.
What is Shiloh?
400
He became the head of the Union forces in 1863.
Who is Grant?
400
It means to free.
What is emancipate?
400
This event was the "final straw" for many southern states.
What is the election of Lincoln?
400
It's where Lee surrendered to Grant.
What is Appomattox Courthouse, VA?
500
Although a Confederate victory, Stonewall Jackson lost his life at this battle site.
What is Chancellorsville?
500
She served as a Union nurse and founded the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?
500
This right was suspended by Lincoln during the Civil War.
What is habeas corpus?
500
Political concept supported by southern states that dealt with the power of the federal government.
What is states rights?
500
It's where the 54th Massachusetts made a brave stand against a heavily guarded Confederate site.
Where is Fort Wagner?