Fort Shomon man!
This is where Fort Sumter is located
South Carolina
How long did the battle of Gettysburg last?
3 days
The word Shiloh means
Place of peace
These are the three costal strongholds
Castle Pinckey, Fort Moultrie, and Fort Sumter
What technology helped the Union gain control of the Mississippi.
Steamboats and Morse code
Who won the first day of battle?
The Rebels
Cotton was called White?
Gold
How many students went to Washington D.C.?
98
What 3 islands did Union forces face heavy Confederate cannon and artillery fire
Sullivan’s, James, and Morris Islands
Why was Vicksburg important to Southern supplies?
It provided food
BONUS: President Abraham Lincoln signed this document that freed enslaved people in southern states.
What is The Emancipation Proclamation?
What was the significance of General Johnston’s death?
A high ranking official was killed
It was at this place Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech.
What is the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.?
The battle started the Civil War and lasted for
34 hours ( a day and a half)
What was Grants’ strategy to take Vicksburg?
Cut off supplies by controlling the Mississippi River
What visual representation did the Union line make?
The likeness of a fishhook
Why was Corinth, Mississippi such a valuable location to control?
Rail and rivers connect the Atlantic to the Mississippi
What did they eat for dinner, the night they left for D.C.?
Tacos
It was in this year the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawed slavery and this General returned to the Fort to raise the American Flag after he retired
Anderson in1865
What was the key to winning the Civil War?
The siege of Vicksburg
What did the North’s General Meade do to South’s General Lee?
Out guest Lee for the first time
What crucial industrial and supply center did the Union control?
Nashville
Who where the teacher chaperones that attended the trip?
Mr. Babcock, Mr. Fairchild, and Ms.Brown