The Union in Crisis & Civil War Test Review

Davey Crocket was killed during this long remembered battle.

The __ Proclamation transformed the conflict over preserving the Union into a war of liberation

This state was the first to secede from the Union.

The Civil War came to an end at this location in Virginia.

The first battle of the Civil War took place in South Carolina at...

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the way the war was perceived?

This general was killed by his own troops during the battle of Chancellorsville.

President Lincoln gave a famous speech dedicating a national cemetery at this battlefield.

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed into effect in this year

The Confederacy was the first side to use this naval weapon during the Civil War.

the idea that people living in a territory had the right to decide if slavery would be allowed

This law allowed for bounty hunters to take free blacks and escaped slaves back to captivity in the south.

The Civil War ended in this year

Both General Lee and Grant attended this military college.

President Lincoln used this new technology to communicate directly with his generals during the Civil War

What military advantage did the South hold over the North as the Civil War began?

This invention by Eli Whitney helped to dramatically increased the demand and cost of slaves.

The Civil War saw the first use of metal warships called what?

What military advantage did the North hold over the South as the Civil War began?

This new bullet was even more deadly and destructive than a musket ball.

Modern technology combined with this accounted for the tremendous amount of dead and wounded soldiers in the Civil War.

It was clear a large well trained army would be needed to defeat the South after the defeat at

Aberaham Lincoln was one of the early members of this new political party in 1854.

In 1860, about what percentage of the nation’s factories were located in Northern states?

This Union General was fired and replaced by Ulysses S. Grant because Lincoln thought he was not agressive enough.

Who was elected President of the Confederate States?

Robert E. Lee's family property was taken by the government during the Civil War and turned into what?

Why was it easy for the North to disrupt Southern transportation once the war began?

General Lee's defeat at Gettysburg gave the North all of the following advantages EXCEPT

This gun had multiple barrels that fired as the gunner would turn a handle and was an example of early machine guns

Maine was admitted into the Union as a free state under this law passed by Congress.

The North had several advantages, such as a larger population, railroads, and

Violence and riots that took place in the west over the issue of slavery came to be know as what?

This slave started a famous rebellion killing 55 white people before being caught and executed.

The decision in this Supreme Court case said that black people in America were not citizens and had no legal rights.

The Civil War started in this year

It was clear that a large well-trained army was needed to defeat the South after the defeat at

People like Harriet Tubman created a secret network to help slaves escape from the south known as what?

The North’s victory saved the Union & strengthened the power of the federal government over the

This war gave America controll of states like California, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction offered a general __ or pardon to Southerners

This city in Virginia was named the capital of the Confederacy.

How did the North eliminate the South's only means of raising money?

This crop was known as white gold.

What Union victory cut the Confederacy in two?

This man attacked the weapons arsenal at Harper's Ferry and wanted to use the weapons to start a slave revolt.

The novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was written by this person.