Battles
What was the name of the fort that was fired upon by the south to start the civil war?
Fort Sumter
Who was elected as president of the United States in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the name of the law that set a boundary between slave and free states along the southern border of the new state of Missouri?
Missouri Compromise
The Withdrawal of a state from the Union?
Secession
What was the name of women who began chapter 10( Hint: had lots of brothers all of whom fought for the south during the civil war)
Kate Stone
What were the two battles that changed the course of the Civil War?
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
Who led the Confederate states of America during the Civil war?
Jefferson Davis
What was the main political issue from 1820 through 1850?
States Rights and Slavery
The ability of the people of an area to decide an issue?
Popular Sovereignty
In what year did Baton Rouge get captured by the Union?
1862
What was the name of the Union strategy to not allow supplies into the Confederacy called?
Anaconda Plan
Who was the Governor of Louisiana at the start of the Civil war?
Governor Moore
This act was designed to ensure southern slaveholders that they could reclaim slaves who escaped to free states.
Fugitive Slave Act
The Strategy for Controlling the Mississippi River?
Anaconda Plan
In what year did Louisiana secede from the Union?
1860
What was the Date of Surrender of Robert E Lee?
April 9th, 1865
Who was the commander of the famous Louisiana regiment during the civil war?
Bonus 50 points if you name a regiments nickname?
Wheat and Wheats Tigers
What is the name of the book that shed lots of light on slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Way of dividing the country into free or slave was called?
Sectionalism
What was the only area of Louisiana to not be controlled by the Union?
Central Louisiana
What siege lasted the longest during the Civil War?
Port Hudson
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Why were Southerners so upset about the election 1860?
Because Abraham Lincoln did not appear on 10 of the 15 southern states balots. And because they knew Lincoln was going to get rid of slavery.
What is chicory?
Which is a bitter herb whose root was ground to serve as a replacement for coffee.
Who led the First Union naval fleet to take control of Louisiana?
Bonus 300 for if they know who took over after Farragut.
David Farragut
Nathaniel Banks