Rochy's Basic Civil War

What amendment abolished slavery everywhere in the U.S.?  (amendment-a change to the country)

The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day in U.S. Military history.

Stonewall Jackson was an important general for the Confederacy that died early in the war.

What state seceded from the United States first?

What was the main job of field slaves?

Cash crops like tobacco, sugar, & cotton, were raised in huge quantities to make big money.

Who led the Union army during the Civil War?   He also became the 18th President in 1869.

Who became the President of the U.S. when Lincoln was assassinated?

What did the Southern states want to keep but Lincoln was eliminating it?

What battle was the turning point of war that was won by the Union?

What enslaved man owned by an army doctor who went to court to fight for his freedom?

What was the original cause of the Civil War?

The slaves escaped most of their trip to freedom in the day.

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

John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theater.

In what year was the Fugitive Slave Act passed? (when slaves had to get to Canada to be free)

What does the word militia mean?

Who is best known as the editor of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator?

Robert E. Lee was a ___________ of the ________________.  (both blanks must be correct below)

What is a tariff?

Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin? (book written that spoke out against slavery)

The advantage of the South during the war was that they had better Generals.

What person was an African-American abolitionist, who helped the Underground Railroad?

Who was the President of the C.S.A.?

What does secede mean?

The slaves that escaped to freedom went South for their independence.

One big advantage for the C.S.A. during the war was that most battles were in the south. 

Who was the nurse that helped out during the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross?

The Underground Railroad was a railroad that shipped products across the state.

What was the capital of the C.S.A.?