2015 Civil War Review

11 Confederate states that seceded from the union Florida Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Virginia Tennessee Arkansas Alabama Louisiana Texas Mississippi

A machine that cleans seeds from cotton a.Cotton Gin b.Yeomanry c.Overseer d.Slave Codes

A member of the Confederate Army during the Civil War a.Union b.Yankee c.Rebel d.Abolitionist

A member of the Union Army during the Civil War a.Abolitionist b.Yankee c.Rebel d.Confederacy

A person who wanted to end slavery a.Suffrage b.Yankee c.Rebel d.Abolitionist

Admiral of the union navy that gained control of the port of New Orleans a.Farragut b.Yankee c.Rebel d.Abolitionist

Agreement that admitted California as a free state, banned slave trade in DC, etc. a.Farragut b.Compromise of 1850 c.Rebel d.Abolitionist

Angel of the Battlefield; started the Red Cross a.Farragut b.Compromise of 1850 c.Clara Barton d.Abolitionist

Another name for the South during the Civil War a.Confederacy b.Union c.Emancipation d.Abolitionist

Another name of the North in the Civil War a.Confederacy b.Secede c.Suffrage d.Union

Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln a.John Wilkes Booth b.Compromise of 1850 c.Clara Barton d.Union

Battle that was considered the turning point in the war a.John Wilkes Booth b.Gettysburg c.Clara Barton d.Union

Who Am I? Born into slavery before escaping in 1838; Edited the North Star (abolitionist paper) a.John Wilkes Booth b.William Lloyd Garrison c.Nat Turner d.Fredrick Douglass

Who Am I? I was a superb trainer of men, but I often appeared reluctant to commit troops to battle. Lincoln lost patience with me twice and replaced me with Ambrose Burnside. a.John Wilkes Booth b.William Lloyd Garrison c.Nat Turner d.George McClellan

Captured (burned) Atlanta and led a march to the sea a.George Meade b.William Tecumseh Sherman c.George McClellan d.Robert E. Lee

Defeated Lee's troops at the Battle of Gettysburg a.George McClellan b.Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson c.George Meade d.Fredrick Douglass

Delivered Emancipation Proclamation a.William Lloyd Garrison b.Abraham Lincoln c.John C. Calhoun d.Dred Scott

Families on small Southern Farms a.Yeomanry b.Underground Railroad c.Border States d.Slave Codes

Who Am I? Famous "conductor"; led 300 to freedom a.Fredrick Douglass b.Abraham Lincoln c.Harriet Tubman d.John Bowen

Famous union General that destroyed the city of Atlanta on his "march to the sea' a.Yeomanry b.Abraham Lincoln c.Sherman d.Fredrick Douglass

Federal fort located in South Carolina; the surrender essentially started the Civil War a.Shiloh b.Fort Sumter c.Appomattox Courthouse d.Vicksburg

Founded The Liberator; supports emancipation a.William Lloyd Garrison b.Clara Barton c.Sherman d.Fredrick Douglass

Freeing of enslaved persons a.Sectionalism b.Compromise of 1850 c.Emancipation d.Fugitive Slave Act

General who helped the Confederates win the First Battle of Bull Run; shot by another rebel a.Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson b.William Tecumseh Sherman c.John Wilkes Booth d.Clara Barton

Who Am I? I was a popular religious leader among my fellow slaves. On August 21, 1831, I along with my followers, killed my master and his family. We murdered family after family until about 60 whites were dead. a.Dred Scott b.John Bowen c.Nat Turner d.Fredrick Douglass

In 1854, this repealed the ban on slavery north of the Missouri Compromise line a.Compromise of 1850 b.Fugitive Slave Act c.Kansas-Nebraska Act d.Sectionalism

Laws that denied enslaved Africans most of their rights a.Yeomanry b.Underground Railroad c.Overseer d.Slave Codes

Who Am I? In the 1830s an army doctor bought me in Missouri. The doctor moved with his household to Illinois, a free state. Later the family returned to Missouri where he passed away. I was sued for my freedom. a.Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson b.Nat Turner c.Dred Scott d.Clara Barton

Lee's surrender here officially ended the Civil War a.Appomattox Courthouse b.Shiloh c.Vicksburg d.Atlanta

Ulysses S. Grant led the Union victory here. However, the victory did come with a cost, they suffered 13,000 casualties. a.Appomattox Courthouse b.Shiloh c.Vicksburg d.Atlanta

Mandated harsh penalties for those who assisted runaway slaves a.Kansas-Nebraska Act b.Fugitive Slave Act c.Compromise of 1850 d.Sectionalism

Meade and the Union defeated Lee and the Confederate here; the turning point of the war a.Fort Sumter b.Richmond c.Gettysburg d.Antietam

Much of this place was burned to the ground, and the Yankees then marched on to the sea a.Washington, D.C. b.Richmond c.Antietam d.Atlanta

Official surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant occurred at Appomattox Court House which is in which state a.Florida b.Virginia c.West Virginia d.North Carolina

Rejected Lincoln's offer to lead the Union armies and took command of Confederate forces in Virginia a.Robert E. Lee b.Clara Barton c.Ulysses S. Grant d.George Meade

Rivalry based on the special interests of different areas a.Sectionalism b.Emancipation c.Secede d.Compromise of 1850

Series of houses where "conductors" hid runaway slaves a.Slave Codes b.Overseer c.Underground Railroad d.Atlanta

Who Am I? South Carolina Senator; warned the South would secede a.John C. Calhoun b.William Lloyd Garrison c.Fredrick Douglass d.John Bowen

Sued for his freedom because his master had taken him to free territory; unfortunately, he wasn't a citizen a.John C. Calhoun b.George McClellan c.Clara Barton d.Dred Scot

The capital of the Confederacy a.Richmond b.Washington, D.C. c.Vicksburg d.Atlanta

The direct supervisor of enslaved workers a.Cotton Gin b.Border States c.Overseer d.Dred Scot

Who Am I? I was a fanatical abolitionist from the Northeast. I went to Kansas with my 5 sons to join antislavery forces. We murdered 5 proslavery settlers. Years later, along with 18 followers, we invaded Harpers Ferry, Virginia. a.John Brown b.Willima Lloyd Garrison c.Fredrick Douglass d.John Bowen

The Federal capital a.Richmond b.Virginia c.Washington, D.C. d.Atlanta

The right to vote a.Union b.Suffrage c.Confederacy d.Emancipation

The states along the line that divided the Union and Confederacy a.Overseer b.Slave Codes c.Yeomanry d.Border States

This battle ended in a draw; known as the bloodiest single day of the war a.Antietam b.Richmond c.Vicksburg d.Appomattox Courthouse

This siege split the Confederacy in half and gave the Union control of the Mississippi River a.Vicksburg b.Fort Sumter c.Washington, D.C. d.Antietam

Union General nicknamed "Unconditional Surrender" a.Robert E. Lee b.George Meade c.Ulysses S. Grant d.George McClellan

Union General who gained control of the Mississippi with a victory at Vicksburg a.William Tecumseh Sherman b.Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson c.Ulysses S. Grant d.John Wilkes Booth

Union set up along the waterways that cut off the south access to supplies and resources a.Blockade b.Suffrage c.Farragut d.Border States

Winner at the 1st Battle of Bull Run a.Union b.Suffrage c.Confederacy d.Border States

Withdraw from a large political body a.Blockade b.Suffrage c.Confederacy d.Secede

Name the two ironclad ships that changed naval warfare and battled to a draw at Hampton Roads Merrimack and Monitor

Which sate was not a border state – state along the line that divided the Union and Confederacy? A.Illinois B.Maryland C.Kentucky D.Missouri

Which state was NOT in the Union? A.Pennsylvania B.Virginia C.Ohio D.New Jersey

Which state was NOT in the Confederacy? A.Arkansas B.North Carolina C.Tennessee D.Illinois

Which state was NOT a border state? A.New Jersey B.Maryland C.Delaware D.Missouri

What term can be defined as “the right to vote” A.Emancipation B.Secede C.Suffrage D.Proclamation

Who started the American Red Cross? A.Susan B. Anthony B.Clara Barton C.Sojourner Truth D.Molly Pitcher