leading up to the war
What was the main reason why the war was started?
Slavery
Who won the war?
The Union
What was the first battle in the war?
Fort Sumter
Which document freed slaves in the seceded states?
Emancipation Proclamation
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Who was elected that impacted the start of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What happened to the seceded states after the war?
They rejoined the Union
What was the bloodiest battle in American history?
Antietam
Which document made the war about slavery?
Gettysburg Address
Who was the leader of the Confederate Army?
General E. Lee
Which state was the first to secede?
South Carolina
What happened to enslaved individuals after the war?
They were freed everywhere in the United States
Which battle was a surprising win for the Confederacy?
The first battle of Bull Run
What did the 13th Amendment do?
It freed states throughout all of America
Who was the leader of the Union army?
Ulysses S. Grant
Which law did the Northern states not follow regarding runaway slaves?
Fugitive Slave Act
What era did the United States enter after the war?
Reconstruction Era
Which battle was the turning point in the war?
gettysburg
Which part of America did the Gettysburg Address affect?
Only the seceded states
Who was given the nickname Stonewall Jackson for his resiliency in the first battle of Bull Run?
Thomas Jackson
What was a court case that showed the differences between the North and the South?
the Dred Scott decision
What did the Wade-Davis Bill do?
It made it to where seceded states would join the Union after the war
In which battle was total warfare used?
Sherman's march to the sea
Which document was over the states rejoining the Union after the war?
Wade-Davis Bill
Who invented the anaconda plan?
Union General Winfield Scott