Civil War Quiz

Known as the "Great Compromiser", he helped northern and southern reach agreements over slavery

This name represents soldiers in the south.

What were people called who worked to end slavery?

A name representing all Union soldiers was __________

Abolitionist who believed the slavery problem would only be ended through violent means:

This region raised tobacco and cotton as cash crops.

Runaway slave turned abolitionist who devoted his life to ending slavery:

This region had a larger population and more factories.

Soldiers in the Union army wore uniforms of this color in the Civil War.

Supreme Court Judge who said that slaves were property, so Dred Scott could not sue his owner.

This region had a larger railroad system.

A war between people in the same country is called a ______

Author of the Emancipation Proclamation and 16th President of the United States:

Slaves lived here.

States where slavery was allowed but did not secede from the Union were called ____

People in the ____ favored a strong federal government.

Slavery was no longer allowed here.

Civil War nurse who founded the American Red Cross:

Runaway slave who helped other slaves escape through the Underground Railroad:

Northern soldiers, or anyone from the north, was referred to as a __________

People in this region supported states' rights.

A soldier in the Confederate army was called a _____________

Most successful Union general:

Southern soldiers wore this color in the Civil War:

President of the Confederate States of America:

The most successful Confederate general was:

This region contained huge farms called plantations.