Confederate forces under General P.G.T. Beauregard bombard Major Robert Anderson and his Union soldiers at _____ in Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War officially begins.

To blockade the coast of the Confederacy effectively, the federal navy had to be improved. By July, the effort at improvement had made a difference and an effective blockade had begun.

Over the course of seven days of in 1862 fighting, General Robert E. Lee attacks George McClellan's Union Army of the Potomac near Richmond, Virginia. Huge casualties cause McClellan to withdraw north towards Washington.

Which describes the event taking place. (There "could" be more than one correct answer.)

It frees all slaves in territory captured by the Union Army, and orders the enlistment of Black soldiers. From this point forward, the Civil War is a war over slavery.

In 1864, a key event that helps Lincoln win the Election of 1864.

After winning re-election in 1864 Lincoln said“With malice toward none with charity for all with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right let us strive on to finish the work we are in to bind up the nation's wounds..." Which document is associated with these words?

“Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God and each invokes His aid against the other." This quote comes from which document?

"Fourscore and seven years ago." Is from the Gettysburg Address. What historic year does this take us to?

The Emancipation Proclamation did all of the followed except:

These states are referred to as which of the following?

Which of these become a state in 1863?

Which term describes the period BEFORE the Civil War?

15th President and considered by historians to be one the worst presidents failed to do anything to stop secession

FOUGHT in Pennsylvania. July 1, 2 and 3 1863, this three day battle was the bloodiest of the entire Civil War, ended in a Union victory, and is considered the turning point of the war. Largest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere.

Key point on Mississippi River July 1863 Grant takes lead of Union armies, total war begins... Captured by the North in 1863, effectively split the Confederacy in two and gave control of the Mississippi River.

December 1864 Following victory at Atlanta, General Sherman lead a group of 60,000 Union soldiers on a 285 mile path of destruction to the Atlantic Ocean.

Peace Democrats (in the North) that were opposed to the Civil War and wanted to negotiate for peace. McClellan is their Presidential candidate in 1864.

Site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865.

Top Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force.

Confederate efforts to use the importance of southern cotton to Britain's textile industry to persuade the British to support the Confederacy in the Civil War.

The government must show a legal cause for holding someone in detention. Abraham Lincoln suspended this right during the war

We discussed leadership at Gettysburg. Which of these two leaders represented the Union at Gettysburg?

Over 200,000 African-Americans joined the Union Army during the Civil War. Which is the most famous example?

The map shows a hard-bend in the Mississippi River. Which city is best associated with this location?

Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation created a narrative that did which two things?

"That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." Name the document where this can be found.

What do Lee and McClellan have in common?

What is the cartoonist trying to say about the Secession Movement?

According to the graph, what advantages do the Confederate enjoy in 1860?

According to this chart the North enjoys advantages in all of the following categories except?

According to Team of Rivals, Lincoln's political genius came in part from surrounding himself with people who were:

Who won the Civil War?

The reference to a "New Birth of Freedom" suggests that America would...