Civil War Flashcard Practice

Front

What event marked the beginning of the Civil War? Options: Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Vicksburg, First Battle of Bull Run, Firing on Fort Sumter

Back

Firing on Fort Sumter

Front

What region of the United States is shown in the picture?

Back

North

Front

During the Civil War, what name was given to the states shown in light grey on this map?

Back

Confederate States

Front

Who was Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson?

Back

A skilled Confederate general from Virginia.

Front

Which of the following states did NOT secede from the Union? Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, Ohio

Back

Ohio

Front

Why did Southerners oppose tariffs?

Back

Great Britain might stop buying cotton from the South if prices increased.

Front

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act state?

Back

The people living in each new state would decide the slavery issue for themselves.

Front

Northerners believed that the national government’s power was—

Back

supreme over that of the states

Front

What piece of legislation had Missouri enter the Union as a slave state and Maine enter the Union as a free state?

Back

Missouri Compromise

Front

Which Compromise let California come into the United States as a free state?

Back

Compromise of 1850