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Causes of the Civil War
100
The winner of the 1860 Election and first Republican president.
Who is "Honest" Abraham Lincoln.
100
The battle of Fort Sumter starts the Civil War with Confederates shelling the fort in this southern city's harbor
What is Charleston, South Carolina.
100
Lincoln encourages the north to continue to fight for liberty, however most people remember the first line of this speech that starts "Four score and seven years ago"
What is the Gettysburg Address
100
Thanks to this mode of transportation, northern factories could have supplies sent to the front line within 24 hours.
What are railroads.
100
This was the most controversial law of the Compromise of 1850.
What is the Fugitive Slave Law.
200
Genius military commander whose strategy kept the South in the war for 4 years.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
200
General Grant shows his respect to General Lee after his surrender at this battle.
What is the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
200
"Let us pass over the river and rest under the shades of the trees." These were the last words of this defensive general. Lee's right hand man.
Who is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
200
An advantage of the North was its strong economy, unlike the South who printed too much money causing this.
What is inflation.
200
The spreading of slavery was a key issue of the Civil War, this president did not help that issue when he added more land than any other president.
Who is James K. Polk
300
Before he was the 18th President, this general made a name for himself at Vicksburg before becoming the overall commander of Union forces.
Who is General Ulysses S. Grant?
300
Europe avoids the American Civil War thanks to this battle
What is the battle of Antietam.
300
The January 1, 1863 declaration "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
What is the Emancipation Proclamation.
300
Besides leadership this was the South's only other advantage.
What is total value of exports.
300
The US tried to maintain a balance between free and slave states, that is until this state joined the Union in 1850.
What is California.
400
His path of fiery destruction could be seen from Atlanta to Savannah.
Who is William T. Sherman?
400
Sherman's final stop on his "March to the Sea"
What is Savannah
400
The judge or court should (and must) have any person who is being detained brought forward so that the legality of that person's detention can be assessed
What is habeas corpus?
400
With the South's limited advantages they did have some of the best military minds after they attended this directional school.
What is WestPoint Military Academy
400
This abolitionist was partially responsible for "Bleeding Kansas" and the raid at Harpers Ferry in Virginia. 
Who is John Brown.
500
He was a former Mississippi Senator who rose in the ranks to become the President of the Confederacy.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
500
The bend of this river was why the Union had to siege Vicksburg.
What is the Mississippi River
500
When describing how the South will be disciplined after the Civil War, Lincoln said in this speech, "with malice towards none, with charity towards all."
What is the 2nd Inaugural Address
500
Winfield Scott's battle strategy led to a Northern advantage with this suffocating plan.
What is the Anaconda Plan.
500
The Missouri Compromise added Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and created a border for slavery in the Louisiana Territory at the border of these two states.
What are Missouri and Arkansas. 