North vs. South
What was the southern economy based on before the Civil War?
agriculture, farming, plantations
When Southerners in South Carolina fired on and captured this fort, it was considered the start of the Civil War.
Fort Sumter
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant to end the war?
Appomatox Courthouse
Who was the Confederate commander of the armies of Northern Virginia and encouraged Southerners to reunite with the North at the end of the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Name one advantage the North had going into the Civil War.
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What was the northern economy based on before the Civil War?
manufacturing/factories and farming
Which person's election caused a bunch of Southern states to secede?
Abraham Lincoln
Which battle is considered the turning point in the war?
The Battle of Gettysburg
Who did Lincoln eventually put in charge of the Union army in the east who accepted the surrender from the Confederates?
Ulysses S. Grant
Name two states that stayed in the Union but still had legalized slavery.
Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware
North or South: Which region had legal slavery in all of its states?
The South
The western counties of which state decided to split off and stay in the Union when its state seceded?
Virginia
Which battle is considered the first major battle of the Civil War--the one in which Stonewall Jackson stood out as a general?
The First Battle of Bull Run (Manasses)
Who helped to create the United States Colored Troops and advocated for the rights of African American soldiers during the Civil War?
Frederick Douglass
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
North or South: Which region believed in states' rights--that a state had the right to overrule a law from the Federal Government?
The South
The Missouri Compromise, The Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all related to one topic, What was it?
The spread of slavery to new territories of the United States
Which battle was actually a 47-day siege that gave the North control of the Mississippi River?
The Battle of Vicksburg
Which Confederate General was shot by his own men at the Battle of Chancelorsville?
Stonewall Jackson
Name two states that were a part of the Union that were NOT one of the original 13 colonies.
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Name one advantage the South had in the Civil War.
Fighting on their own land; fighting to defend their way of life; better trained commanders; more military academies
When the southern states seceded, they became known as the _____________________ and the northern states became known as the ______________________.
Confederacy; Union
This one-day battle is considered the bloodiest day in American history.
The Battle of Antietam
Who was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Name two states that were a part of the Confederacy that were NOT one of the original 13 colonies.
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