Civil Men
Won the Presidential election of 1860
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Where the war officially began
What is Fort Sumter?
One of the greatest causes that started the Civil War
What is slavery?
Lincoln signed this document to end slavery in the Union
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The official name for the South during the Civil War
What Confederate States of America?
President of the Confederate States
Who is Jefferson Davis?
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
What is Gettysburg?
This state was the first to secede from the Union
What is South Carolina?
This law gave people the ability to ‘kidnap’ African Americans and return them as slaves
What is the 'Fugitive Slave Law'?
This event happened in 1849 causing an influx of people to move to California
What is the California Gold Rush?
This Senator had famous national debates against Abraham Lincoln on slavery
Who is Stephen A. Douglas?
The single bloodiest day of the Civil War
What is Antietam?
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, & Delaware were considered these during the Civil War
What are border states?
This political party was formed for the election of 1860
What is the Constitutional Union Party?
This state was admitted to the Union in 1863
What is West Virginia?
This President died after only being in office for a year
Who is Zachary Taylor?
The primary cause of the shortages of the Confederacy during the war
What are Union blockades?
This political party was formed out of an anti-slavery movement
What is the Free-Soil Party?
This term meant that the residents of a territory should decide the status of slavery in their territory
What is popular sovereignty?
The first major battle of the Civil War
What is First Manassas (Bull Run)?