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Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Formal withdrawal of a state from the Union | Secession |
| Henry Clay's proposal to satisfy both North and South on the issue of slavery. | Comprise of 1850 |
| Part of the Compromise of 1850 that facilitated the return of run-away slaves and denies their civil rights. | Fugitive Slave Law |
| Best Selling novel about political and moral struggles of slavery. | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| The "Bleeding"territory that turned into a violent battlefield over slavery issues in 1856. | Kansas |
| The Missouri slave who sued for his freedom all the way to the Supreme Court in 1857 but lost | Dred Scott |
| The group of Southern states that seceded from the Union | Confederacy |
| Location of John Brown's failed attempt to start a slave revolt | Harper's Ferry, Virginia |
| Lincoln's declaration that freed slaves in Confederate states and territory. | Emancipation Proclamation |
| Name of William Lloyd Garrison's newspaper | Liberator |
| Dates of the Civil War | 1861-1865 |
| Cotton became known as what during the 1800s | White gold |
| Who is the general in charge of the "March to the Sea" | William T. Sherman |
| Who was the man behind the Erie Canal project | Dwight Clinton |
| What was the first state to secede? | South Carlolina |
| Which side did the Border States belong to? | Union |
| The name of Fredrick Douglass' newspaper | The North Star |
| An equal opportunity job | Whaling |
| Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin | Harriet Beecher Stowe |
| major cause of the American Civil War? | Slavery |
| This compromise was made prior to the outbreak of the Civil War in order to ease tensions over the issue of slavery in new territories. | Missouri |
| What were the two major areas in which the Northern States and Southern States differed? | Economy and Culture |
| What was the capital of the Confederacy? | Richmond, VA |
| After which battle did Abraham Lincoln present the Emancipation Proclamation? | Antietam |
| Who did the Emancipation Proclamation Free? | It freed the slaves in the Confederate States if those states did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863. |
| For what occasion did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address? | Dedication of a national cemetery |
| Victory at which battle resulted in The Mississippi River coming under the control of the Union and dividing the Confederacy in half. | Vicksburg |
| How many slaves enlisted in the Union army? | 150,000 |
| What did the Union Army use to communicate once the Confederacy cut the telegraph lines? | Wigwag Signals |
| Where is Gettysburg located? | Pennsylvania |
| How many days did the Battle of Gettysburg last? | 3 days |
| What was the shape of the Union defense at Gettysburg? | A Fish hook |
| How much was the slave industry worth during the 1800s | $3.5 Billion |
| What main advantage did the Union army have at Gettysburg? | The high ground |
| Which major didn't follow Meade orders at Gettysburg, moving his regiment out of position, and almost cost the Union the battle? | Dan Sickles |
| What was the new weapon the Union had? | a shovel |
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