American Civil War

What was the opening confrontation of the Civil War?

A first African American unit to fight a battle, to show the other soldiers that they could fight.

Who led the army of Northern VA?

First Confederate ironclad

A constitutional guarantee that no one can be held in prison without charges being filed:

Habeas Corpus

Wooden ships with metal armor that were employed by both sides during the Civil War.

Who wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act

Union strategy for winning the war: blockade of Confederate ports, control the Mississippi River and capture Richmond, VA was:

Ulysses S. Grant was:

Turning point of the Civil War

The Whig Party becomes the

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after the battle of:

President of the Confederacy

Jefferson Davis

Lincoln was elected in:

Grant besieged and captured this city. It was the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River.

Vicksburg