10 Questions
What was the central issue that sparked the American Civil War?
Slavery
What was the main economic difference between the North and South?
The North was industrial and the South was agricultural.
What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It allowed new states to decide whether to allow slavery.
What was the result of the Battle of Bull Run?
Confederate victory
What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It declared freedom for all slaves in Confederate territory
What was the outcome of the Battle of Antietam?
Union victory
What was the result of the Battle of Vicksburg?
Union victory, splitting the Confederacy
How many free states made up the Union?
20
What was the significance of Fort Sumter?
It was the first battle of the Civil War
What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
It was the turning point of the war
Study Notes
Causes of the American Civil War
- Slavery: The central issue that sparked the Civil War. Southern states relied heavily on slavery, while Northern states were largely opposed to it.
- States' rights: Southern states felt the federal government was infringing on their rights to govern themselves, particularly regarding slavery.
- Economic differences: The North and South had different economies, with the North being industrial and the South being agricultural.
- Abolitionist movement: Growing opposition to slavery in the North, led by figures like William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass.
- Kansas-Nebraska Act: The 1854 law that allowed new states to decide whether to allow slavery, leading to pro-slavery and anti-slavery violence in Kansas.
The War
- Fort Sumter: The first battle of the Civil War, fought on April 12-13, 1861, in South Carolina.
- Union (North): Comprised of 20 free states and 4 border slave states.
- Confederacy (South): Comprised of 11 seceded slave states.
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Key battles:
- Bull Run (1861): First major battle, Confederate victory.
- Shiloh (1862): Bloodiest battle in the war, Union victory.
- Antietam (1862): Bloodiest single-day battle, Union victory.
- Gettysburg (1863): Turning point of the war, Union victory.
- Vicksburg (1863): Union victory, split the Confederacy.
- Emancipation Proclamation: Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring freedom for all slaves in Confederate territory.
- Appomattox Court House: Site of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the war.
The Aftermath
- Reconstruction: 1865-1877, the period of rebuilding and readmitting Southern states to the Union.
- 13th Amendment: Abolished slavery in the United States (1865).
- 14th Amendment: Granted citizenship to former slaves (1868).
- 15th Amendment: Granted voting rights to African American men (1870).
- Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: April 14, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth.
Test your knowledge of the American Civil War, including its causes, key battles, and aftermath. Learn about the role of slavery, states' rights, and economic differences in leading to the war.
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