NAME THAT BATTLE!
I mark the beginning of the Civil War.
Firing at Fort Sumter
I am the commander in chief during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
I signify the time period in which the southern states were being accepted back into the Union
Reconstruction
I abolished all slavery
13th amendment
I am the President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
I lasted 3 days and am known as the "turning point" of the Civil War. From here on out, Confederate Lee would only fight a DEFENSIVE war.
Battle of Gettysburg
I inspired confederate troops to continue fighting at the Battle of Bull Run
General Stonewall Jackson
This organization help former slaves with education, shelter, and food
Freedmen's Bureau
I extended suffrage to include African American men
15th Amendment
1861-1865
I led to splitting the Confederacy in half and taking over the Mississippi River.
Seige (or Battle) of Vicksburg
I am the main Union General
Ulysses S. Grant
I was enacted during the Civil war which freed all slaves in the reeling states
Emancipation Proclamation
I granted Citizenship to all African Americans
14th Amendment
the idea that you destroy any and all resources your enemy may benefit from
Total War
I am known as the "Bloodiest day in American History" More people died at this battle than the War of 1812 and Mexican American War combined.
Battle of Antietam
I am the main Confederate General
Robert E. Lee
We are 11 states that left the union.
The Confederacy or Confederate States of America
I am a Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War
Carpetbagger
What was Lincoln's most common form of communication?
Telegraph
I am the first battle of the Civil War. I was fought near a creek.
Battle of Bull Run
I am responsible for the death of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
We are the 23 states that stayed in the Union during the Civil War.
Union
I am a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party after the Civil War
Scalawag
What did Civil War soldiers most commonly die from?
Infection