Causes of the
Civil War
Civil War
Loyalty to one's state or region.
What is Sectionalism?
Someone who fights/protests the institution of slavery.
What is an Abolitionist?
The federal fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Abraham Lincoln's primary goal at the outset of the Civil War.
What is "Preserving the Union"?
The President of the Confederate States.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
The term that means officially breaking away from the government.
What is Secession?
The first state to secede from the Union, triggering the start of the Civil War.
Who is South Carolina?
One key difference between the North and the South prior to the Civil War.
What is (Industry vs. Plantation, Climate, Population, Economies, social life, political etc.)?
The famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The turning point of the Civil War, was fought in Pennsylvania in July 1863.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
The speech in which Lincoln explains that if we cannot come together as a country, we are sure to fail because we cannot stand.
What is "A House Divided"?
The general for the Confederacy.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The first state to allow African Americans to join the army.
What is Massachusetts?
The first major battle of the Civil War, fought in Virginia in 1861.
What is the Battle of Bull Run?
The piece of legislation, passed in 1854, intensified the debate over slavery by allowing popular sovereignty in new territories.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
A former slave who was educated in reading and writing. Also, the founder and author of a famous newspaper known as the North Star.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Union strategy during the Civil War to surround the Confederate states economically and militarily.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
Lincoln's memorial speech at a significant battle site, in which he asks us to honor the fallen and their sacrifice.
What is the "Gettysburg Address"?
The general for the United States [Union] army?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
A common phrase used to describe the Civil War, emphasizing the division within families and communities.
What is "Brother against Brother"?
The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War, fought in Maryland.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
One of the key events that led to increased tensions between the North and the South prior to the Civil War.
What is.... (Kansas-Nebraska, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave, etc.)?
The famous founder and author of an Abolitionist newspaper called The Liberator.
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
The military campaign, which involved devastating Confederate territory in Georgia and the Carolinas.
What is Sherman's March to the Sea?
The document issued by President Abraham Lincoln declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The African American regiment noted for its bravery during the Civil War, especially during the assault on Fort Wagner.
What is the 54th Regiment?
New type of bullet, used during the Civil War, caused more casualties than previous ammunition due to its ability to deform upon impact.
What is a "Minie Ball"?
Transportation system that played a crucial role in the movement of troops and supplies during the Civil War.
What are Railroads?
This Supreme Court case was controversial because it ruled the 36'30 line as unconstitutional, and claimed that African Americans / Slaves were not citizens, and therefore had no rights according to the Constitution.
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford? (Who is Dred Scott? Is also acceptable.)
The woman wrote this famous book that describes the horrors of slavery, and is known to Abraham Lincoln as the "little Woman who started the big war."
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
The place of surrender, where the Confederate army was surrounded and General Robert E. Lee had to sign an agreement to end hostilities.
What is Appomattox Court House?
President Lincoln thought this was the worst case scenario, and that if the states were to do this, it would violate the Constitution.
What is Secession?
The Confederate general was known for his tactical brilliance and leadership until his death in 1863.
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
Innovative naval vessel, heavily armored with iron, was introduced during the Civil War.
What is an Ironclad?
The principle that the rights of individual states should prevail over the rights of the federal government, a major cause of the Civil War.
What are States' Rights?