Civil War Events
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- Q1The bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War. General McClellan v. General Lee. After this battle Lincoln issued the "Emancipation Proclamation".Bleeding KansasBattle of GettysburnMissouri CompromiseBattle of Antietam30s
- Q2This admitted California as a free state but allowed all the new states formed to choose if they wanted slavery or not. It also made the Fugitive Slave Act. This was the final compromise by Henry Clay.3/5's CompromiseCompromise of 1850Missouri Compromise30s
- Q3A compromise in 1820 that Henry Clay proposed that allowed a balance between slave and free states.Missouri Compromise3/5's compromiseCompromise of 185030s
- Q4After this event South Caroline seceded from the United States.Lincoln's AssassinationGettysburg AddressElection of 1860Missouri Compromise30s
- Q5The beginning and ending dates of the Civil War.1861-18651901-19131820-185030s
- Q6The Union military 's strategic plan used against the Confederacy. (used blockades and wanted to "suffocate" the South).Rebel PlanAnaconda PlanTrap PlanYankee Plan30s
- Q7A secret deal that withdrew troops from the South and ended Reconstruction in the South.Rebel DealCompromise of 1877Compromise of 185030s
- Q8As part of the Compromise of 1850 when California entered the US, I allow slave owners to search for their "property" in the North.Emancipation ProclamationDawes ActFugitive Slave Act30s
- Q9A major fight in the Civil War ( Gen. Meade vs. General Lee) when the Confederacy attempted to invade the North. Lincoln read his famous "Address" after this battle.Battle of AntietamBattle of GettysburgSiege of Fort Sumter30s
- Q10This event was the beginning of the Civil War. The South won without any casualties.Battle of GettysburgAppomattox CourthouseSiege of VicksburgSiege of Fort Sumter30s
- Q11Vital part of the "Anaconda Plan" and the turning point of the Civil War because it cut the Confederacy in half.Siege of VicksburgBurning of AtlantaLincoln's AssassinationSiege of Fort Sumter30s
- Q12This event happened in Ford's Theatre and involved an actor named John Wilkes Booth.Play about the Civil WarLincoln's Assasination30s
- Q13A supreme court case that helped provoke the Civil War. It identified slaves as property and not people.Marbury v. MadisonGibbons v. OgdenDred Scott v. SandfordMcCulloch v. Maryland30s
- Q14Propaganda book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that promoted abolition.Uncle Tom's Cabin30s
- Q15Turning point in US History and the final engagement between Gen. Lee & Gen. Grant.Raid at Harper's FerrySiege at Fort SumterSurrender at Appomattox CourthouseLincoln-Douglass Debate30s