Leaders
Who was the President of the Union during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What is Harriet Tubman famous for?
Leading slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
What color did the Union soldiers wear?
Navy blue
How was Abraham Lincoln killed?
He was shot while watching a play with his wife.
What was Reconstruction?
The time when the Union was trying to bring the South back to the United States and help them heal from the war.
Who was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
How did Frederick Douglass learn to read?
He stopped poor boys on their way home from school and offered to help them if they would teach him what they learned in school that day. He eventually grew up to write books and advise presidents
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
It was a declaration that all slaves in the Confederacy were now free
What was the John Wilkes Booth's plan?
To kill the president, vice president, and the secretary of state in the same night
What is Juneteenth?
It was the day that all slaves were officially free in the United States.
Who was the General who lead the Confederate armies?
Robert E Lee
Why did John Brown attack Harper's Ferry?
He was planning to steal weapons to arm a slave army so they could fight for their own freedom.
Which side was better prepared for the Civil War?
The Union
How was John Wilkes Booth caught?
He was in a barn, they set the barn on fire, he was shot when he came out of the barn. He was supposed to be captured alive.
What were two things that the government passed to try to make the South more equal?
They required that all men be allowed to vote, regardless of the color of their skin. The first black politicians were elected. The military was sent to the south to build schools, hospitals, and roads. (there are more than two answers here.)
Who did Abraham Lincoln finally find to lead the Union army during the Civil War? (He later became the president of the United States after Andrew Johnson)
Ulysses S. Grant
What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write to try to convince people that slavery was wrong?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What did citizens learn from the Battle of Bull Run? (The first battle where there were actual casualties)
They learned that this was not going to be a fast and easy war. Some people brought picnics to watch the battle. They very quickly learned that was a mistake.
What happened to the other men that were supposed to be killed?
The vice president survived because the man assigned to kill him didn't go through with it. The Secretary of State was stabbed but survived. Both of the attackers were captured and hanged.
What were black codes?
These were laws in the South that were designed to limit the freedom of Black Americans
How did General Stonewall Jackson of the Confederate army die?
He was accidently shot in the back by friendly fire (by his own soldier)
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who believes that slavery should be abolished (made illegal)
Fort Sumter (0 people died in this battle)
How did the family take Abraham Lincoln's body back to Illinois?
There was a funeral train that made frequent stops so people could stop and pay their respects.
After Reconstruction, how did the state governments in the South make sure that Black Americans were unable to vote?
They used laws, threats and actual violence to prevent Black Americans from voting. The fight to make sure that EVERYONE was allowed to vote continued until the 1960s.