Civil War Dudes
Civil War Battles
Causes of the Civil War
Government Legislation
Maptastic
100
Who was the General for the Confederacy that was offered the same role for the North but declined?
Robert E Lee
100
What early confederate victory convinced Lincoln to call for 500,000 troops since he realized the war would be longer than expected? Stonewall Jackson got his name here.
Bull Run
100
What part of the Compromise of 1850 did the Northerners despise because they felt like they were being forced into helping slavery because they had to help capture runaway slaves?
Fugitive Slave Act
100
What started the tension between the North and South over the issue of slavery in which a state applied for statehood and they needed to form another state just to keep the balance between slave and free states. Also the split the west into free territory and Slave territory.
Missouri Compromise
100
What was the biggest criticism of Winfield Scott's war plan, the Anaconda Plan?
It was too slow
200
Who was the general for the Union (North) that fought in some deadly early battles that gained Lincoln's trust?
U.S. Grant
200
Where did Lee surrender to Grant thus ending the Civil War?
Appomattox Courthouse
200
Who chopped the heads off of pro slavery settlers in Kansas because of the sack of the free town of Lawrence?
John Brown
200
What is the term where the people in the states would vote on whether where they are slave or free?
Popular Sovereignty
200
List the 5 slave states (Border States) that stayed with the Union.
Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware.
300
Who was most responsible for convincing Lincoln to allow African American troops to fight in the war?
Frederick Douglass
300
What battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River by starving the South into surrender?
Vicksburg
300
What was John Brown going to do with the weapons he was going to steal from Harpers Ferry Arsenal?
He was going to bring them to the slaves and allow them to fight for their freedom
300
What allowed the People in Kansas and Nebraska decide whether or not they would be a free or slave state?
Kansas - Nebraska Act
300
Which border state was the most important to the North so their capital would not be surrounded by the Confederacy?
Maryland
400
Which U.S. general used all out war in Georgia because he thought it would end the war earlier?
George Tecuhseh Sherman
400
What bloody early battle did Grant gain trust from Lincoln after 2 days of intense fighting that shocked both sides by the amount of casualties?
Shiloh
400
What was the decision about the following things in the Dred Scott Decision?
1. What slaves were considered
2. Decision about "Free Soil"
1. Property
2. Unconstitutional
400
What was passed to determine what to do with the slavery issue in the Mexican Cession when California petitioned to become a state?
Compromise of 1850
400
What is the importance of the Battle that took place here?
Turning point of the war - Lees army would be on the defensive the rest of the war
500
Who was the President for the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
500
What single day bloodiest battle in U.S. History convince Lincoln to pass the Emancipation Proclamation?
Antietam
500
What were passed to make slavery harsher due to the slave rebellion of Nat Turner?
Slave Codes - Which made slavery harsher for slaves
500
What was attempted to be passed by northern members of congress that would have banned slavery in the Mexican Cession?
Wilmot Proviso
500
Why did Lee want to attack Gettysburg?
He thought a victory in the North would cause the Union to sue for peace.