Important People
Who was Abraham Lincoln
Start of the Civil War
1861
First major battle of Civil War
Battle of Bull Run
Army in the south was called...
The Confederate Army
What amendment officially ended slavery?
The 13th amendment
Confederate States Leader...
Who was Jefferson Davis
South Carolina left the Union this year...
1860
Turning point of the Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
The Northern States in America during the Civil War was called...
The Union
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Document that helped to free many enslaved people - written by President Lincoln
Confederate Army Leader...
Who was Robert E. Lee
End of Civil War
1865
Who won the first battle at Bull Run?
The Confederate Army
Border States were...
States that were between the Confederacy and Union states - these states were still slave states, but they were part of the Union
Three major issues of the Civil War...
Taxes, Government Size, and Slavery
Union Army Leader...
Who was Ulysses S. Grant
Emancipation Proclamation issued and Gettysburg Address delivered
1863
This battle was known as the worst one of the Civil War...
Define abolitionist...
People who wanted to end slavery
This spy was the leader of the Underground Railroad...
Female nurse who helped many soldiers...
General Ulysses S. Grant was appointed to command the entire Union Army in this year...
1864
Site of the Confederate surrender
Appomattox Court House
Secession means...
To leave
A Confederate spy from Virginia who was only 17 when she started collecting information
Belle Boyd