col1,col2 What year did the American Civil War begin?,1861 What year did the American Civil War end?,1865 Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?,Abraham Lincoln Which states were part of the Confederate States of America?,"Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia" What was the main cause of the American Civil War?,Slavery What was the name of the Union's military strategy to defeat the Confederacy?,Anaconda Plan What was the first major battle of the Civil War?,First Battle of Bull Run Who was the commander of the Confederate Army?,Robert E. Lee Who was the commander of the Union Army?,Ulysses S. Grant What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?,Battle of Gettysburg What was the Emancipation Proclamation?,A presidential proclamation that declared all slaves in Confederate territory to be free What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam?,It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history What was the Gettysburg Address?,A speech given by Abraham Lincoln to honor the fallen soldiers at the Battle of Gettysburg What was the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution?,An amendment that abolished slavery in the United States What was the Reconstruction Era?,The period after the Civil War when the United States was rebuilding and reuniting