Causes
Who was the American President elected before the Civil War?
Abe Lincoln
People picnicked to see which battle?
the First Battle of Bull Run
Who was the President of the Confederacy and which city served as the Confederate capital?
Jefferson Davis; Richmond, Virginia
People who did not believe in slavery were called...
Abolitionists
Which was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history?
the Battle of Antietam
Which abolitionist led a raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859.
John Brown
Define 'sectionalism'.
Sectionalism, the intense loyalty to regional interests over national unity, was a central cause of the American Civil War.
At this 1863 battle, Pickett’s Charge marked the final failed assault of Confederate forces.
Gettysburg
Which amendment abolished slavery?
the 13th amendments
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This compromise in 1820 admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
This 1863 battle split the Confederacy in two by giving the Union control of the Mississippi River.
Battle of Vicksburg.
Name the Union naval strategy to block Southern ports
Anaconda Plan
What is the Kansas–Nebraska Act?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was a U.S. law that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and allowed settlers to decide on the legality of slavery through popular sovereignty, effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise.
Who were the commanders at Battle of Gettysburg?
Union: George G. Meade
Confederates: Robert E. Lee
Which General led the first black regiment in the civil war?
General Nathaniel Banks