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Northerners who sympathized with the South
Who are the Copperheads
100
Lincoln suspended this so he could imprison Copperheads without giving them a court hearing
What is writ of habeas corpus
100
A senator from Kentucky who wrote the Compromise of 1850 (included the fugitive slave act)
Who is Henry Clay
100
He was the first commander of the Confederate Army
Who is Robert E. Lee
100
This was the year that the Civil War ended
What is 1865
200
First major battle of the Civil War
What is the First Battle of Bull Run
200
He was a slave who tried to sue for his freedom
Who is Dred Scott
200
This act required citizens to assist in the recovery of fugitive slaves and denied a fugitive's right to a jury trial
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
200
He was the commander of the Union army and served as the 18th president
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
200
The battle that was the turning point of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
300
The battle after which Ulysses S. Grant surrendered
What is the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
300
Famous African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist who was born into slavery
Who is Sojourner Truth
300
She wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe
300
The Confederate commander after Lee
Who Stonewall Jackson
300
The first battle of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter
400
The bloodiest battle in American history
What is the Battle of Anteitam
400
During her ten-years with the Underground Railraod she escorted over 300 slaves to freedom
Who is Harriet Tubman
400
A former slave and eminent human rights leader in the abolition movement, was the first black citizen to hold a high U.S. government rank
Who is Frederick Douglass
400
The infantry assault ordered by Robert E. Lee on last day of the Battle of Gettysburg
What is Pickett's Charge
400
He assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre
Who is John Wilkes Booth
500
The Union was beaten twice at this location in Manassas, Virginia
What are the Battles of Bull Run
500
He led a slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831 that resulted in 60 white deaths
Who is Nat Turner
500
In 1859 he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, his plan was to arm slaves with the weapons
Who is John Brown
500
"And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free..." - part of this document
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
500
A Civil War nurse who started the Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton