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How did the Northwest Ordinance of

1787 effect the issue of slavery?

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

both added land to the U.S. and
banned slavery in that land.

What was the main topic of the

Lincoln-Douglas debates?

Slavery was the main issue of the

Lincoln-Douglas debates.

How did the Missouri Compromise

address the issue of slavery?

The Missouri Compromise stated

that all states north of the 36 30 line
would be free states, and all states
south of the line would be slave
states.

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act

address the issue of slavery in both
territories?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act stated that

the people of the territory should
vote (popular sovereignty) to decide
whether to be slave or free states.

How many total states seceded from

the Union prior to Lincoln taking
office?

Seven states seceded from the Union

prior to Lincoln taking office. 4
more seceded after he became
President.

Name the first pitched battle of the

Civil War.

The First Battle of Bull Run.

Name the bloody battle won by the

Union that took place in peach
orchards.

The Battle of Shiloh.

Name the bloodiest single day

battle of the war.

The Battle of Antietam.

Name the 9 month battle that

ultimately led to Lees surrender.

The Siege at Petersburg.

Name the battle that took place

before Chancellorsville.

The Battle of Fredricksburg.

Elected President of the United

States in 1860 and 1864.

Abraham Lincoln

Who was President of the

Confederate States of America?

Jefferson Davis

Who was first named General of the

Union Armies?

George B. McClellan

Who was the Southern General who

led the charge at Gettysburg on the
third and final day?

General George Pickett

Who was the Union General who

resigned following the disaster at
Fredricksburg?

General Ambrose Burnside

April 12, 1861

Battle of Fort Sumter

September 17, 1862

Battle of Antietam

July 1-3rd, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg

April 9, 1865

Surrender at Appomattox

May 10, 1865

Jefferson Davis is captured.

Who led the Unions March to the

Sea?

General William T. Sherman

What city did Northern draft riots

occur in?

New York City

What did the Emancipation

Proclamation do?

Technically nothing because the

CSA did not follow the United
States laws at the time. (It stated
that all slaves in Confederate
states were free.)

Who became President after Lincoln

was assassinated?

Andrew Johnson

What is the name for the period

immediately following the Civil
War?

The Reconstruction Period