Civil war

Question 1

Define secede

Answer 1

Break away

Question 2

Why did 7 states secede from the Union immediately following Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860?

Answer 2

They did this because Abraham wanted slaves and the 7 states did not.

Question 3

What was the 3/5 Compromise?

Answer 3

When they counted for population slaves counted as ⅗ of a person.

Question 4

Why did the North fear the spread of slavery?

Answer 4

They wanted the country to be free and the slaves to be treated fairly.

Question 5

__Missouri__________ Compromise

Answer 5

set the line separating slave states and free states at 36 degrees North latitude.

Question 6

The North argued that slavery was wrong, yet many Northerners actually fought in the war for a different reason. What was that reason?

Answer 6

To bring the country back together.

Question 7

_________ argued that resisting slavery violated their states’ rights, limiting their ability to create or make their own laws.

Answer 7

south/ confederacy

Question 8

____________ is an individual seeking an end to slavery.

Answer 8

abolitionist

Question 9

The South seceded from the Union and called themselves the

Answer 9

__Confederate_______________ States of America.

Question 10

The North wore _ colored uniforms while the South wore_____

Answer 10

Navy blue/ gray

Question 11

What is one nickname given to soldiers from the North?

Answer 11

yankees

Question 12

What is one nickname given to soldiers from the south

Answer 12

rebels

Question 13

The main general for the South was:

Answer 13

Robert E. Lee

Question 14

The main general for the North was:

Answer 14

Ulysses s. grant

Question 15

The President of the South was _

Answer 15

Jefferson______________ Davis.

Question 16

_____ outnumbered the _________ 21 million to 9 million.

Answer 16

north - south

Question 16

_____ outnumbered the _________ 21 million to 9 million.

Answer 16

north - south

Question 17

The bloodiest day in American military history was the Battle at

Answer 17

Antietam

Question 18

What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War? Hint: Site of famous speech.

Answer 18

Gettysburg

Question 19

Define attrition:

Answer 19

Weakening someone through attacks (Sabotage)

Question 20

How did John Brown plan to handle slavery in the South?

Answer 20

He was going to raid a gun supply and free the slaves through battle.

Question 21

What did General Sherman (North) do in the South that violated rules of warfare?

Answer 21

burned down towns and inflicted pain upon citizens

Question 22

Where did Lee surrender to Grant?

Answer 22

Appomattox

Question 23

What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?

Answer 23

To make a national cemetery at the Gettysburg site.

Question 24

What effect(s) did the Civil War have upon our country?

Answer 24

It led to freedom for slave( the 13 amendment) and uniting the U.S