The Start of War
$200: This year did the Civil War begin.
What is 1861?
The Union victory at Vicksburg gave them control of what critical waterway?
What is the Mississippi River
She wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and helped convince northerners to fight against the institution of slavery
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Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
In 1860 this abolitionist nobody from Illinios won the Presidency with no electoral votes from southern states.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This was the Union’s plan to blockade southern ports and control the Mississippi River while crushing the Confederate middle.
What is "the Anaconda Plan"
Where did the Civil War officially start?
What is Fort Sumter?
After this battle, the South never smiled again.
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What is the Battle of Shiloh?
This former army vet read about the Battle of Bull Run in the newspaper while unemployed. Eight years later he would be President of the United States.
Who was Ulysses S Grant?
This document declared the freedom of all slaves in the Confederate states
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What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Former Confederate Cavalry General Nathan Bedford Forrest started a gang of hooded horsemen that terrorized freed slaves in the south. This was the name of their gang
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What was the Klu Klux Klan?
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
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What is South Carolina?
This battle resulted in the largest number of casualties during the Civil War at over 50,000 dead
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What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This train conductor saved hundreds of slaves from the south
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Who was Harriet Tubman?
The Confederacy used this "diplomacy" to entice Great Britain to enter the war on their side.
What was Cotton Diplomacy?
Prior to the Civil War, Native Americans in the south were removed and relocated to what became Oklahoma. This was the name of their journey
What is the the "Trail of Tears"?
What was the first battle to include infantry?
What is the Battle of Bull Run
This battle in Maryland was the first time General Lee and the Confederates tried to take Washington DC
What is the Battle of Antietam?
Shot by accident by his own men, this General was famous for his steady composure on the Battlefield.
Who was Stonewall Jackson?
South Carolina was ready to succeed in 1828 over paying tariffs during this crisis
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What is the Nullification Crisis?
This document declared men and women should be treated equally and demanded women’s right to vote.
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What is the Declaration of Sentiments?
Who was the General of all Union forces at the start of the war?
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Who was George McClellan?
During this battle the field caught fire and burned countless wounded men alive. It was so gruesome soldiers could hear cries for help and smell burning flesh.
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What is the Battle of Wilderness
This General was forced to march his men into enemy territory with no provisions - even so he was unstoppable all the way to the sea!
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Who was General Willian T Sherman?
Northerners who supported southern succession were called this.
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What are Copperheads?
This was home to the original capitol of the Confederacy before moving to Richmond, VA
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What is Mobile, Alabama?