Pre-Civil war
What did the south do that made president Abraham Lincoln declare war on them
They wanted to secede from the union
Who was the president of the US during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
What was the name of the first major land battle of the Civil War?
The first Battle of Bull Run
A Political, social, and economic restructuring that took place on 1865 - 1872
Reconstruction on Georgia
In August of 1831, a slave named Nat Turner incited an uprising that spread through several plantations in southern Virginia. What was the name of the uprising
Nat Turner's Rebellion
What was the name of the slave that tried to sue for his freedom but didn't succeed because he was considered as property that had none of the legal rights or recognitions afforded to a human being?
Dred Scott
A battle that took place on September 17, 1862, and was strategic Union victory allowed Lincoln to make the Emancipation Proclamation.
Battle of Antietam
An event that took place in April 1865 during a play at Ford's Theater.
Lincoln's Assassination
In the growth years following the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, Congress was compelled to establish a policy to guide the expansion of slavery into the new western territory. What was the solution on whether Missouri should be a free or a slave state?
The Missouri Compromise
What was the name of the commander of the Union armies during the late years (1864–65)?
Ulysses S. Grant
A battle that took place on December 11-15, 1862 Confederate victory. First battle as A. E. Burnside's first battle as a Union General.
Battle of Fredricksburg
President Johnson appointed James Johnson as Georgia's provisional Governor. At the convention, representatives voted to abolish slavery and repeal the ordinance of succession.
Constitutional Convention of 1865
After the Kansa-Nebraska Act of 1854 Settlers from the North and the South poured into Kansas, hoping to swell the numbers on their side of the debate. Passions were inflamed and violence raged. This led to an event known as?
Bleeding Kansas
What was the name of the Confederate general from the years 1861–65?
Robert E. Lee
The battle that was known to be the turning point of the war
Battle of Gettysburg
An amendment that ended slavery in the US
13th Amendment
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s fictional exploration of slave life was a cultural sensation. Northerners felt as if their eyes had been opened to the horrors of slavery, while Southerners protested that Stowe’s work was slanderous. What was the name of his fictional story
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What was the name of the abolitionist who supported violent action against the South to end slavery and played a major role in starting the Civil War?
John Brown
The battle that took place on April 30 - May 6, 1863. It was a Confederate victory. General Joseph Hooker replaced Burnside, and Stonewall Jackson was killed by his own troops
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Civil Rights law that gave citizenship to all freedmen.
Civil Rights Act of 1866