Causes of Civil War
What is slavery.
This person was a highly respected officer coming out of WestPoint Academy ang the general of the Confederate army.
Who is confederate general Robert E. Lee.
This battle lasted 3 days and happened July 1863.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg.
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act
What is July 1, 1862
The Pacific Railway Act gave work to these 2 railroads
Who is the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad.
This compromise in 1820 admitted the Missouri territory was a "slave state" meaning it allowed slavery and Maine was a "free state" meaning slavery was illegal.
What is the Missouri Compromise(1820)
This President was elected during the Civil war.
This amendment, passed by Congress Jan. 31, 1865, recognized newly emaciated people as citizens of the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment.
What is June 13, 1866
American Indians depended on this animal for food, clothing, shelter and supplies.
What is bison.
Congress passed this act which allowed the population of the territory to vote and decide if they would legalize slavery.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act(1854)
During the civil, this group played an important role by gathering supplies of blankets, bandages and medicine to aid the injured.
Who is the women in the war.
The firing at this location by Confederate army in April 1861 began the 4 years of fighting on land and see.
What is Fort Sumter.
The dedication of the cemetery of the Battle of Gettysburg.
What is November 19, 1863.
This factor could be considered an attraction or draw to a place.
What is a pull factor.
The election of this president from the newly founded Republican party believed in growth without slavery.
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
This person shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln at Ford' Theatre during a play.
Who is John Wilks Booth.
This legal document freed the enslaved people in the rebellious states of the Confederacy.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation.
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney read the decision of the Dred Scott v. F.A. Sandford.
March 6, 1857
The Union Pacific hired this group of people who had recently immigrated to the US in a wave in the 1860s.
Who are the Irish immigrants.
This U.S. Supreme court case in 1857 ruled that enslaved people were property, not citizens.
What is the Dred Scott v. F.A. Sandford Case
This president pardoned Confederate officers after the Civil war that personally wrote him a letter asking for a pardon.
Who is President Johnson.
This convention confronted slavery and was related to representation and taxation in 1787.
What is the Constitutional Convention.
The two tracks meet at Promontory Summit in Utah
What is May 10, 1869
The Central Pacific Railroad hired this group of people and were skilled with explosives.
Who are the Chinese immigrants .