Civil War Review 8th Grade

Radical abolitionists like John Brown, hope to

Block southern ports, get control of Mississippi River, and seize Richmond, Va were part of the

What did the 14th amendment do?

In his _______, President Lincoln said the US must continue the war until victory was achieved.

Why was Vicksburg, Mississippi important? 

Why was the civil war fought?

The Union Strategy to win the war was called the 

Advantages of the south included

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin to teach people in the north about __________

Lincoln's main point in his  2nd inaugural address was about ______ and _______ the south.

Five days after the south surrendered and the war ended , John Wilkes Booth assassinated 

Who surrendered on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House in Virginia?

The Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scot case 

"I hear with distress the word secession...There can be no such thing as peaceable secession." 

The one day battle where more lives were lost than in both the War of 1812 & Mexican War was

Brave African American troops that LOST Fort Wagner but swayed Congress to add more regiments 

What did the 15th amendment do?

Unsanitary medical conditions during the Civil War led to

Which battle was a turning point in the war because Confederates retreated to the south?

Because of the "tariff of abominations", South Carolina nearly _______ from the union in 1832.

Which of the following were strengths of the north?

The MissouriCompromise of 1820

What roles did women play in the civil war?

One compromise in the Compromise of 1850 was

Abraham Lincoln issued the _____ on January 1, 1863 to free slaves in rebelling southern states

Which side in the Civil War used the strategy of "TOTAL WAR?" 

What ended slavery throughout the United States?