Civil War Figures
Who was President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
What were two major differences between the North and South?
Slavery and Urban/Rural Living
What was the name of the document signed by Abraham Lincoln that freed slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What do we call the people who set out on the plains west to discover a new life?
Pioneers
Many Native Americans were removed from their land to special sections of land. What were these special sections of land called?
Reservations
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Where did the first battle of the Civil War happen?
Fort Sumter
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What was the name of the General who didn't wait for backup when fighting the Lakota people and as a result, lost so terribly it was called his "last stand"?
A "Boom Town" was the word used to describe a town that popped up because of the gold rush. What was it called when everyone left that town?
A Ghost Town
Who was the General in charge of the Union?
General Ulysses S. Grant
What is the term used to describe what the southern states did when they separated from the United States?
Secession
What was the name of the laws established to keep African Americans "Separate But Equal"?
Jim Crow Laws
What was the name of the chief of the Lakota Tribe who refused to let the miners on the land?
Chief Sitting Bull
The Pony Express used to be the fastest way to get information from the east to the west. What replaced the Pony Express?
The telegram/telgraph
Who was the General in charge of the Confederacy?
General Lee Grant
Why do we remember the battle of Gettysburg?
Many soldiers died and Abraham Lincoln gave one of his most famous speeches in honor of the dead Union soldiers.
What invention was created by Eli Whitney that improved cotton processing?
The Coton Gin
What was the name of the man who first discovered gold in California?
John Sutter
What was the name of the railroad that connected the United States from the East to the West?
Transcontinental Railroad
What was the name of the General who believed in TOTAL WAR -- a term used to describe destruction of the enemy and their will to fight.
William T. Sherman
During which battle did Stonewall Jackson tell the Confederate troops to not fall back but stand like a "Stone Wall!"
The 15th amendment was passed to allow whom to vote?
All Men
Who invented the telegraph and the use of Morse code?
Samuel Morse
What was the name of the act that allowed the people moving west to purchase land for cheap as long as they lived there for several years and built a home there?
The Homestead Act