Civil War Study Guide

The battle of Shiloh gave the Union control of the Mississppi River

Enslaved persons and former slaves did all of the following during the Civil War except:

States like Virginia, Mississippi, and Georgia were considered part of the:

Bloodiest day in American History/Bloodiest battle of the Civil War

Which battle split the Confederacy in half by Union forces gaining control of the Mississippi River?

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin exposed the public to the brutality of slavery

The Battle of Gettysburg did all of the following except

States during the Civil War that did not secede

These two candidates first debated in Illinois for a senate seat, and later for the presidency in 1860

The Republican Party's platform during the election of 1860 entailed stopping the spread of slavery into new territories

The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in the Confederacy

The final cause of secession

While the economy of the South was based on agriculture, the North's economy was based on:

Which iconic speech was given to honor dead soldiers and protect democracy in the United States of America?

President of the Confederacy/Leader of the Confederate army

Frederick Douglass & Harriet Tubman joined the movement to end slavery. People in this movement were known as:

The first violent fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups before the war

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed for potential slavery based on popular sovereignty. In response, this was formed:

Unsuccessful attempt to start a violent uprising by a radical abolitionist

The first official battle of the Civil War

The Emancipation Proclamation solved which Union problem?

The Civil War started with the Battle of Fort Sumter and ended at Appomottox Courthouse

The Dred Scott v. Sanford ruling claimed all of the following to except what?

In the election of 1860, this political party could not agree on the issue of slavery and split in two:

The invention of the cotton gin did all of the following except:

In the election of 1860, all parties wanted a railroad that stretched across the country, also known as the:

Union general known for total war and leading the Union to victory

Law that called for runaway slaves in the North to be returned to plantation owners in the South.

Washing D.C. is to the Union as ___________ is to the Confederacy.

Union General Ulysses S. Grant engage in this type of warfare to destroy the South's will to fight