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100
the first shots of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumpter?
100
the bloodiest battle of the war
What is Gettysburg?
100
the Union General when the South surrendered
Who is Grant?
100
The General in command of the Confederate Forces
Who is Lee?
100
said that slaves were property and could be taken anywhere
What is the Dred Scott decision?
200
the 2 ports first taken by the North
What is New Orleans and Memphis?
200
this city will be burnt to the ground
What is Atlanta?
200
he believed he was chosed by God to end slavery
Who is John Brown?
200
Gold seekers who flooded to California in mid 1800's
Who are the 49ers?
200
freed those slaves only in states or part of states still fighting against the US
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
300
the battel where Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson got his nickname
What is Manassass or the 1st Bull Run?
300
300 mile long path of destruction by union forces
What is Sherman's "March to the Sea'
300
He never supported slavery but did feel he did not have the right to destroy it
Who is Lincoln?
300
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis?
300
this explained the purpose of the Union in the civil war was to protect and expand freedom in the US
What is the Gettysburg Address?
400
Ended the Northern belief of a short war
What is Shiloh?
400
the lost of these 2 ports gave the Union complete control of the Mississippi
What is Vicksburg and Port Hudson?
400
the "Little-Giant"
Who is Douglas?
400
name given to southerners who threatened secession before the Missouri Compromise
Who are the fire-eaters?
400
this resolution would have prohibited slavery in any territory that might be acquired from Mexico
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
500
the battle that occured when the Confederacy felt it was time to invade the north
What is Antietam?
500
siege of the southern railroad system
What is Petersburg?
500
He accuses officials of a slave conspiracy and personally insults a Senator from South Carolina
Who is Charles Sumner?
500
He was sent new canes with inscriptions of "hit him again"
Who is Preston Brooks?
500
the original capital of the Confederacy
What is Montgomery, Alabama?