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100
This was the year the south seceded and the Civil War began
What is 1861?
100
This was the turning point of the war (only battle fought in a northern state)
What is Gettysburg?
100
He was president of the USA during the Civil War
Who was Lincoln?
100
This amendment abolished slavery
What is the 13th Amendment?
100
This was the first state to secede
What is South Carolina?
200
This was the date that the Emancipation Proclamation took effect
What is January 1, 1863?
200
This was a Confederate victory at the beginning of the war that showed the war would be long and bloody
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
200
He was president of the CSA during the Civil War
Who is Jefferson Davis?
200
This amendment guaranteed equal protection under the law for citizens
What is the 14th Amendment?
200
This was the capital city of the CSA that was besieged by Grant in 1865.
What is Richmond?
300
This was the year of the Battle of Gettysburg and the famous Gettysburg Address
What is 1863?
300
Siege of this town led to the Union gaining control of the Mississippi River and cutting the CSA in half
What is Vicksburg?
300
He was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia for the entire war
Who was Robert E. Lee?
300
This amendment stated that all males 21 and over could vote regardless of color
What is the 15th Amendment?
300
This was the official name of the independent south
What is the Confederate States of America?
400
This was the year that the Union fought for and gained control of the Mississippi River
What is 1864?
400
This was the first battle of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter?
400
She was a nurse who later founded the American Red Cross
Who was Clara Barton?
400
This amendment also stated that blacks are citizens
What is the 14th Amendment?
400
This is the years that the CSA was in existence (name the beginning and ending years)
What is 1861-1865?
500
This is the year that Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
What is 1865?
500
This battle had more killed than the D-Day landing in World War Two
What is Antietam?
500
He was the general who took over command of the Army of the Potomac in 1864 and helped the Union end the war.
Who was General Ulysses S. Grant?
500
These laws governed the South during Reconstruction
What is black codes?
500
He succeeded Lincoln as president when he was assassinated
Who was Johnson?