Soldiers used these to tell their families about their life at war.
What are letters?
100
Sherman used this tactic to take away a person's will to fight.
What is total war?
100
I was President before the war.
I wanted to keep peace in store.
Sitting in a play, I didn't know
That I wouldn't live after the show.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
100
Although African Americans were soldiers too, they were required to buy these when white soldiers were not.
What are uniforms?
100
The first act towards was ending slavery. This was known as which Amendment?
What is the thirteenth?
200
New technology was all around.
Images of men shook the ground.
Mathew Brady took these of us.
Showing the horrors of war was a must.
What are photographs or pictures.
200
In the beginning the North had a plan.
The first was to block this large body of water.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
200
I had the choice to fight
"North or South?" I said.
I choose the Confederacy
My friends and family I led.
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
200
The 54th regiment led an attack here.
They did not win, but it helped prove
That a time of equality was soon near.
What was Fort Wagner?
200
Who was the president following Lincoln and in charge of reconstruction?
Who is Andrew Johnson?
300
People died left and right.
Out in war they did fight.
This, however, killed the most.
It was not a friendly host.
What is disease?
300
The was the official name of the North's attack plan.
Named after an animal it was fitting and did stand.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
300
I was speech that was very small.
Lincoln read me in honor of those who answered their call.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
300
This kind lady won many hearts,
Treated the wounded with her smarts.
She was known as an angel to all around,
She got the Red Cross running from the ground.
Who is Clara Barton?
300
Southern states were allowed to deny African American men the right to vote and be part of a jury, among other things. Life after the war was similar to it was during times of slavery. What were these laws called, directly following the end of the war?
What are black codes?
400
If you didn't want to fight the war,
there was a ticket out the door.
You could pay for this
If not fighting was your wish.
What is a substitute?
400
In the beginning the South waited for England to help with their cause. However, Britain looked to two places for their cotton instead.
What are Egypt and India?
400
For the Confederacy, I did fight.
I stood like a "wall" with all my might.
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
400
Belle Boyd, also known as "La Belle Rebelle," was an example of this.
What is a spy?
400
The separation of blacks and whites is called this.
What is segregation?
500
The government does this and requires men of a certain age to join the military.
What is draft?
500
This strategy/attack was named after a General. It ended in a disaster because more than 5,000 men were killed.
What was Pickett's Charge?
500
I was a statement issued to set men free.
But not everyone wanted to follow me.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
500
Although African Americans were still mistreated, they were given ________ _______ at the end of the war.
What is equal pay?
500
This amendment gave all male citizens the right to vote.