Lincoln
Slavery
Leaders
Battles
Miscellaneous
100
Who did Lincoln run against in the election of 1860?
Stephen Douglas
100
How did Lincoln feel about the slaves and the Declaration of Independence?
felt with slavery they were not treated equally
100
Who was the President of the Union and who was the President of the Confederacy?
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
100
Who won the first battle of Bull Run?
South
100
What are two ways the Civil War was different than wars in the past?
rifle, trench warfare, war of exhaustion, cutting railroads
200
Who did Lincoln marry?
Mary Todd
200
What allowed the slaves to fight for the North?
Emancipation Proclamation
200
Who was the major Union General?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Gettysburg
200
How many men died during the Civil War? How long did it last?
600,000, almost 4 years
300
Why did Lincoln grow a beard?
Grace Bedell sent him a letter saying it would look nice.
300
What made the slaves free in the states that had seceded and what amendment to the Constitution made it illegal?
Emancipation Proclamation 13th
300
Who was the major general of the South?
Robert E. Lee
300
What was the bloodiest single day battle?
Antietam
300
What is the name of one Northern General besides Grant?
McClellan, Hooker, McDowell
400
How long was the Gettysburg address?
2 minutes
400
Where were the slaves freed in the Emancipation Proclamation?
the south
400
Who was the northern general that ran for President opposite Lincoln in 1864?
McClellan
400
Who was Sherman and what was the March to Sea?
A Union General who led a campaign from Atlanta to Savannah. He ordered troops to burn everything on the way.
400
What are two benefits and or problems with the North at the beginning of the war?
no generals, more ammo, larger population
500
What did Lincoln mean when he said "A house divided against itself can not stand"?
the parts of the country could not last if they were against each other.
500
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad
500
How did Lincoln die, and who killed him?
He was assassinated while watching a play with his wife. John Wilkes Booth
500
Where did Grant and Lee meet for Lee to surrender?
Appomattox Courthouse
500
What were two benefits and or set backs in the South at the beginning of the war?
had generals, were military ready, had Jefferson Davis and Lee
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