U.S. History Civil War

The Compromise of 1850 allowed

When Lincoln first becomes President, many thought that

_____________ is responsible for the planning and the attack on Harper's Ferry.

Identify the state that was NOT a border state.

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North at the start of the Civil War?

William Tecumseh Sherman may be best known for his 

Places for runaway slaves to receive assistance to escape up North or to Canada is called

The bloodiest day of the Civil War was the battle at ___________________.

The point in the Compromise of 1850 that upset northerners the most was 

Abraham Lincoln's famous speech given to dedicate a soldier's national cemetery is known as the

One of the reasons why there was a compromise over Missouri in 1820 was

The Union general takes over the Army of the Potomac after McDowell , but was too slow to act 

2% of the U.S. population died in the Civil War. Today that would be equal to

Four score and seven years ago =

Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at

The former slave, abolitionist, women's rights advocate and Union Spy during the Civil War is 

The inventor of the cotton gin is

By June 1861 (after Ft. Sumter) the Confederate States of America was made up of _______________ seceding states.

The _____________ ratified in 1865 ended slavery in the United States.

The first shots that started the Civil War were fired at

A tariff is

Lincoln's phrase "a new birth of freedom" in the Gettysburg Address is about

Grant is instructed to offer Lee generous terms of surrender which includes

A major turning point in the Civil War was the Union victory at

Many people who were at Gettysburg to hear Lincoln's speech felt that it was too

The original Northern strategy for winning the war against the South was known as the 

The first major battle of the Civil War was fought at

In the Dred Scott case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that 

The legal concept habeas corpus guarantees a person the right to 

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin is 

He supported the concept of popular sovereignty and debated about it with Lincoln in 1858.

The Mississippi River was basically under Union control after the capture of

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the South at the beginning of the Civil War?

The most controversial point of the Compromise of 1850 was

After 1st Bull Run, North and South realized

As a result of the Missouri Compromise 

The reason for people gathering in Gettysburg in November 1863 was

The attempt to use popular sovereignty to decide their future resulted in

African Americans made up about ______ of the Union Army during the Civil War.

Former slave and abolitionist who became a famous speaker, writer and statesman.

Choose the best statement that tells the outcome of the 1860 election.

The strategy of war used by Grant & Sherman after 1863 is known as

The drafting of soldiers into either the Union or CSA military was known as

Ulysses S. Grant accepted the surrender of ______________ on July 4, 1863.

The famous general known for his excellent leadership of the Army of Northern Virginia is

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by

One of the differences in economic development between North and South is

What did the South count on at the beginning of the Civil War to support them economically?

The President of the Confederate States of America was 

The Emancipation Proclamation 

The bloodiest battle of the Civil War is ___________________ that took place July 1 - 3, 1863.

Abraham Lincoln's main objective when he became President in 1861 was 

Identify the state that did NOT join the CSA.

Choose the best statement that describes how people felt about John Brown in 1859.

Those who wanted to end slavery were called

Which of the following ended slavery in the U.S.?

The Union general responsible for major victories in the Western Theater of the war was 

The main goal represented by the image was to