Conflicts and Compromises
An African American who fled slavery, he/ she is on the run from their owner and/ or bounty hunters.
What are Fugitive(s)
Warfare in which small military groups use "surprise" attacks and other methods.
What is Guerilla Warfare
Leader of the Union (President)?
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
To set free
What is Emancipate
The Civil War was the bloodiest war ever fought on US soil. Why did so many men die? Describe why such a high amount of casualties??
Will Vary, may include:
Such a high volume of men fighting
Large open fields
Amputations and disease
Hand to hand combat
New arsenal of weapons
What is a Civil War
A place where guns are stored.
What is arsenal.
Leader of the Confederacy (President)?
Who is Jefferson Davis.
in 1863, Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves in Confederate states... This was called...
What is the Emancipation Proclamation.
One of the most significant battles of the Civil War. It was fought in PA and lasted 3 days.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg.
Missouri wanted to be admitted to the Union as a Slave state. In order to keep the balance equal, what other state was admitted as Free?
What is Maine
A betrayal of or action against one's country.
What is Treason
The beginning of the Civil War began when Confederates fired shots at this fort in South Carolina. What was the name of the fort?
What is Fort Sumter.
To help pay for the Civil War, Congress established this new tax on people's earnings.
What is income tax.
The Confederacy surrenders! Where does General Lee surrender to General Grant? Name the building
What is Appomattox Court House.
Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist who wrote a novel about the cruelty of a slave family. What was the name of her novel?
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin.
What is the Republican Party.
Ironclads became popular during the Civil War. The Confederates had an ironclad named, Virginia. The Union army countered (responded) with its own ironclad named this?
What is the Monitor.
Women of both the North and the South played vital roles during the Civil War. List three jobs women served during the war.
Answers will vary, but may include:
Jobs in industry and on farms
Raise families
Spies
Some fought under a disguise
Nurses
Fundraise
Mr. Lambert has two daughters. What are their names?
Who is Addison and Kylie Lambert
Known as The Great Compromiser. His proposal was the Missouri Compromise. Who is this man?
Who is Henry Clay
A radical abolitionist, he carried his antislavery campaign from Kansas to the East. He raided a military arsenal at Harper's Ferry and would later be hanged for treason.
Who is John Brown
Victory came at a high price for the Confederate army at the Battle of Chancellorsville. A decorated and prestigious General was shot and killed by his own men. What was the name of the General?
Who is General Stonewall Jackson.
We watched the movie, "Glory." What was the name of the Colonel who was elected (and accepted) to command the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts? Where was he from?
Who is Colonel Shaw from Boston, MA.
Mr. Lambert loves teaching here at EHTHS. How long has he been teaching at EHTHS?
What is 13 years.