On April 12, 1861, the first shot of the American Civil War was fired at the Union Garrison in Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
What is The Battle of Bull Run.
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Who was the commander of the army of Northern Virginia and surrendered at the Appomattox courthouse on April 9, 1865 which signified the end of the war
Who is Robert E. Lee?
100
These two amendments abolished slavery and granted blacks citizenships
What is The Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments?
100
List two names the Civil War is commonly referred to as.
What is The War Between the States and The War of Secession.
100
Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, and was meant to free the slaves in the Confederate states in rebellion against the Union.
What is The Emancipation Proclamation.
200
This resulted in a Northern victory and casualties on both side so high that the armies were immobalized for the next three weeks.
What is The Battle of Shiloh
200
The most successful general and commander of the union army and was appointed lieutenant general in March 1864.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
200
In 1869 congress passed this amendment granting all American males a right to vote
What is The Fifteenth Amendment?
200
The day the Civil War began.
What is April 12, 1861.
200
Established in the South during the reconstruction years, originally to protect the new rights of free blacks.
What is Freedmen's Bureau.
300
This Battle was fought on September 1, 1862 and is know as the bloodiest one day battle in U.S history.
What is The Battle of Antietem.
300
This person drew wide criticism for repeatedly failing to press his advantage over confederate troops and ultimately lost the confidence of president Lincoln
What is George B. McClellan?
300
The bill that reduced seccesionists states to little more than conquered territory, dividing them into five districts, each governed by a union general.
What is The Reconstruction Act?
300
Because the Civil War was the first war in history to which ironclad warships were used, telegraph and railroads played a signiificant part in the war, extensively rifled ordinance and shell guns were used, and the machine gun was introduced it gained this name.
What is The Modern War.
300
She lived from 1797 - 1833 and deliverd "Aint I a Women" in December 1851.
What is Sojourner Truth.
400
Was a crushing defeat for the South that is considered the turning point of the Civil War and resulted in Britain for the final time denying the Confederacy recognization.
What is The Battle of Gettysburg.
400
He led the union forces in crushing campaigns through south, marching through Georgia and the Carolinas and he led the march to the sea
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?
400
A bill that was part of the series of bills passed by congress to limit president's Johnson's power, this bill forbade the president from removing any prominent republican without congressional approval
What is The Tenure Of Office Act?
400
The Reasons the Civil War began.
What is politcal crisis, sectionalism, secession, and slavery.
400
Before enlistment was allowed, blacks were called to help build roads and forts, harvest crops, adn perform other camp chores.
What is Contraband.
500
After the engagement with federal cavalry, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia surrendured to Union forces on April 19, 1865 thus ending the War.
What is The Surrendor at Appotmattox Courthouse.
500
Renowned as one of the most skilled tacticians of the Civil War and gained his well known sobriquet "Stonewall" as a result of his heroic stand in the first battle Of Bull Run
Who is Thomas Jonathan Jackson?
500
To further safeguard voting rights for former slaves the republicans passed this act placing union troops in charge of voter registration.
What is The second reconstruction act?
500
Former Union General who became president in 1869 and although allied with the Radical Republicans in Congress he did not provide strong leadership for Reconstruction.
What is Ulysses S. Grant
500
The first black troop in U.S history.
What is Benjamin I. Butler's 1861 Louisianna Native Guards.