Vocabulary
What is a draft?
This man was the President of the United States during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This three-day affair was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War. It was a Union Victory in PA, and over 50,000 died.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This famous actor shot and killed Abraham Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
Despite the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation, the last enslaved person in the United States was freed on June 19, 1865.
6/19 is now a federal holiday, and it is called this
What is Juneteenth?
To join voluntarily, such as a military
What is enlist?
This future president was the fifth and last head general of the Union Army during the Civil War
Who is Ulysses S. "Unconditional Surrender" Grant?
Though not the first, this is the most famous African American regiment in the Union Army. They were known for their courage and ferocity on the battlefield, especially at the Battle of Ft. Wagner
What is the Massachusetts 54th Regiment?
This city saw three days of riots over a Civil War draft, whereby wealthy Northerners could simply pay a fee to avoid the draft while working-class Northerners were forced to fight.
What is New York City?
Lee surrendered to Grant at this very specifically named place
What is Appomattox Court House?
This is a style of war that ignores all rules/laws and focuses all efforts on defeating the enemy
What is total war?
This Union general captured southern cities like Atlanta and Savannah...and destroyed everything in his path on the way
Who is Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman?
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman wreaked havoc across the South while on a march that now goes by this name
What is "Sherman's March to the Sea?"
ANSWER TO THE NEAREST TEN-THOUSANDTH
This is approximately how many people died during the Civil War
What is ~620,000
This is the theater where Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching the English comedy play, "Our American Cousin"
What is Ford's Theater?
This is murder for political reasons
What is assassination?
This top Southern general surrendered to Grant, officially ending the Civil War
Who is Gen. Robert E. Lee?
On April 3, 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant captured this Confederate capital city in Virginia. Six days later, the war was over.
What is Richmond, VA?
To commemorate the dead at Gettysburg, Lincoln gave this short but powerful speech in November 1863. It may truly be his Magnum Opus.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This Confederate-run Prisoner of War camp was known as the deadliest camp with the harshest conditions. It was built to hold 10,000...but held 33,000 instead.
What is Andersonville?
This is a death or injury on the battlefield
What is a casualty?
DOUBLE POINTS
This third general of the Union Army was responsible for the victory at Gettysburg
Who is General George Meade?
Lincoln issued this document on January 1, 1863. It officially ended the institution of slavery in all Confederate states. It also allowed African Americans to enlist in the Army.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln dedicated himself to this: rebuilding cities in (and relationships between) the North and South
What is Reconstruction?
There were 5 border states during the Civil War.
100 points per state.
1,000 POINTS IF YOU GET ALL 5!
What are: Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland?