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100
A bloody battle that left 50,000 dead so Lincoln dedicated a cemetery to it.
What is Gettysburg
100
Person elected President in 1860 that sparked 7 states seceding from the US
What is Abraham Lincoln
100
Harriet Beecher Stowe's book that made the North sympathetic so slaves
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
100
Says that a slave moved into a free state is still property and can not sue in court
What is Dred Scott Decision
100
network that lead enslaved people to freedom
What is Underground Railroad
200
Union troops find a copy of Lee's battle plan, and engage in the bloodiest day of the Civil War
What is Antietam
200
Huge proponent of popular sovereignty for deciding western territories admission to the United States.
What is Stephen A. Douglas
200
leads a raid on a federal arsenal for ammunition to start a slave revolt
What is John Brown
200
Constitutional Amendment that outlawed slavery in the United States
What is Thirteenth Amendment
200
Decree freeing all slaves in rebelling states
What is Emancipation Proclamation
300
Allowed Union troops to gain control of the Mississippi River
What is Vicksburg
300
this man was chosen as President of the Confederate States of America.
What is Jefferson Davis
300
Many abolitionists and Border Ruffians move into the Kansas territory leading to squabbles, pillaging, and murder
What is Bleeding Kansas
300
As part of the Compromise of 1850, this made Northerners feel like they were forced to support slavery.
What is Fugitive Slave Act
300
State where fighting began
What is South Carolina
400
Confederate troops open fire on Union supply troops, marking the beginning of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter
400
Confederate General who lost his left arm in the Battle of Chancellorsville.
What is Stonewall Jackson
400
Winning this war, leads to issues over what should be down with the territory acquired.
What is Mexican American War
400
Northern states enacted these laws allowing citizens to arrest slave catchers
What is personal liberty laws
400
Country that developed a similar Constitution to the US, but permitted slavery and the right to secede
What is Confederate States of America
500
Last siege before the Confederate army surrenders
What is Petersburg
500
Commander of the Confederate army
What is Robert E. Lee
500
Anti-slavery republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln is able to get elected President because
What is Democratic split
500
Helped encourage settling the western territories
What is Homestead Act
500
Last ditch attempt to keep the United States together
What is Crittenden Compromise