Big Events
In March of 1864, which new general was given command of the Union army?
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
William Still was an abolitionist from Philadelphia and a conductor on the _____ _____.
Underground Railroad
Rations is another word for military ____.
food
The Civil War began and ended in the month of April. How many years did the war last?
4 years
What technology helped President Lincoln receive military intelligence and communicate with his troops in the battle fields?
Telegraph
What is the name of the actor who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
This woman was a former slave from Maryland who worked for the Union Army as a nurse, cook, and spy.
Harriet Tubman
greenback
Who was the 18th president of the United States?
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
What law signed by Pres. Lincoln made the moral purpose of the Civil War clearly about defeating slavery?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Where did Gen. Lee surrender to Gen. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War?
Appomattox Court House
This man was a former slave who later worked as an abolitionist and an advisor to Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
Frederick Douglass
Another word for a cloth bag used by soldiers is ___.
haversack
17-50 years old
Which southern state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
At what event did President Lincoln say "With malice toward none, with charity toward all..."?
What was the first U.S. Army regiment made up entirely of black men?
54th Massachusetts Infantry
The majority of Civil War soldiers were part of the ___.
infantry
Who was the 17th president of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
What was the nickname given to the railroad tracks destroyed by Gen. Sherman's Union troops?
Sherman's bowties
What two cities were the beginning and ending points of Gen. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
Atlanta and Savannah
She was an abolitionist and fighter for equal rights who once said, "Truth is powerful and it prevails."
Sojourner Truth
The standard rifle bullet used in the war.
Minie ball
How many days was Gen. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
25
"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."