In the 1850s, people argued about new western territories. What was the main disagreement between North and South?

Tariffs made imported goods cost more, which helped American factories sell their goods. Which section of the country most supported high tariffs before the Civil War?

Many southern plantation owners sold cotton and bought imported goods. How did many of them view higher tariffs?

A southern leader said the national government could not limit slavery inside a state. Which idea was he using?

When a new state joined the Union, why did northern and southern leaders care so much whether it allowed slavery?

Abolitionists wanted slavery to end. In the years before the Civil War, this view was more common in which region?

Large southern cotton plantations needed many workers to plant and pick cotton. What labor system did they mainly depend on?

Before the Civil War, how were the economies of the North and the South different?

Union supporters said a state could not leave the United States on its own. What issue were they arguing about?

In 1820, Congress agreed that Missouri would join the Union as a slave state and Maine would join as a free state. What was this agreement called?

Many southern leaders believed Britain would help the Confederacy during the Civil War. Why did they think so?

In 1850, Congress passed a law that made people in free states help return people who had escaped slavery. How did many northerners react?

In 1860, South Carolina became the first state to leave the Union. What event does this describe?

A U.S. fort in Charleston Harbor was fired on in April 1861. What event does this describe?

Which side fired the first shots at Fort Sumter in April 1861?

The First Battle of Bull Run happened early in the war near Washington, D.C. What did it show many people?

Antietam, in Maryland, is an important place in Civil War history. What happened there in 1862?

In what month of 1863 was the Battle of Gettysburg fought?

Besides giving the Union control of the Mississippi River, what else did the fall of Vicksburg accomplish?

During Sherman's March through Georgia in 1864, Union troops wrecked railroads, farms, and supplies. What was the main goal?

At Appomattox Court House in 1865, Robert E. Lee met Ulysses S. Grant. What happened there?

In what year was the Confederate States of America formed?

A battle in Tennessee in 1862 caused heavy losses for both sides and showed the war in the West would be fierce. What event was it?

A three-day battle in Pennsylvania became a major Union victory in 1863. What battle does this describe?

States that stayed in the United States during the Civil War were known together as what?

States that left the United States and fought against it were known together as what?

In Civil War history, what was a blockade?

Washington, D.C., sat right next to the Confederacy during the Civil War. Which Confederate state lay just across the Potomac River from the capital?

In November 1863, Lincoln gave a short speech to honor soldiers who died in a battle in Pennsylvania. What is this speech called?

Abraham Lincoln was president of what side during the Civil War?

Jefferson Davis was president of what side during the Civil War?

Ulysses S. Grant became the leading general for which side late in the Civil War?

Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia for which side?

Maryland and Kentucky allowed slavery but stayed in the Union. What term is often used for such states?

After Lincoln won the 1860 election, some southern leaders feared limits on slavery. What was the immediate result in several states?

Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter. What was the immediate effect for the nation?

When Union forces captured Vicksburg, what was the immediate effect on transportation and control?

After the Union victory at Gettysburg, what happened to Lee's army?

On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued an order declaring that enslaved people in the Confederate states were free. What was this order called?

The South had fewer factories than the North. What problem did this cause for the Confederacy?