Civil War Test Review Game

To set free

This person was the United States President during the Civil War. 

President Lincoln's executive order that made all slaves within enemy territory free

Conflict between proslavery & antislavery forces to control Kansas which erupted into violence.

The Civil War ended here when Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant

Which two events happened simultaneously (at the same time)?

Which of the following was NOT a border state?

California became a free state; the slave trade ended in Washington D.C.; Fugitive Slave Act

Imaginary "country" formed by the states that seceded from the Union in 1860 and 1861

Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin; she changed the hearts of Americans to support abolitionism. 

A gun warehouse

The Civil War began in _______ . 

Supreme Court decision in 1857 that said slaves were property, NOT citizens.

General for the Union (North) during the Civil War

Which battle occurred first, chronologically?

Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the evils of slavery in detail

A person who wants to end slavery

Law that required citizens to report possible runaway slaves to the authorities 

Having a strong sense of loyalty to a state or section instead of the whole country

When the Union won the Battle of ____________ , they were able to cut the Confederacy in half.

He led an attack on an arsenal hoping to give the guns to slaves and abolitionists for a revolt

Series of debates between 2 rival politicians that helped one of them become nationally famous

This event was the "final straw" which immediately caused southern states to begin seceding

The Civil War officially began here. 

To officially leave the Union

After this battle, Robert E. Lee's army would never again invade the North; Turning Point of CW

Proslavery men from Missouri who went to Kansas & voted to make Kansas a slave territory

Political party that began in 1854 whose goal was to stop slavery from spreading/growing

This political party was divided before the Election of 1860, making their defeat certain. 

"Seize control of the Mississippi", "Blockade Southern ports", "take the capital" were parts of

Which of the following would best describe the South's economy during this period?

To let the people decide ; especially when considering slavery in a new state/territory

Which of the following did the North care most about?

This slave believed he should be free because he lived in free territory.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War?

He created both the Missouri Compromise (1819) & the Compromise of 1850

This man was President of the Confederate States of America. 

In Lincoln's ______________ speech, he redefined the purpose of the War as being to end slavery

The Civil War ended in...

Main General for the Confederacy