Battles
What year and where did the Battle of Gettysburg take place? Who won? (You must get all parts of the question correct to get the points)
What is 1863. What is Pennsylvania. Who were the Confederates.
Give me 3 facts about Abraham Lincoln.
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- Who is the, 16th President
- Who is, a man who wanted to abolish slavery
- Who was the writer of the Emancipation Proclamation
Define slavery.
What is, a practice of selling or buying someone for the benefit of your farm or plantation.
What was the name of General Robert E Lee's horse?
Name the exact date of Surrender at Appomattox. (Month, day, year)
What is April 9th 1865.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
What is Georgia.
Define Sherman's march, and give me the alternate name for it?
What is a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864, by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army. Aka- Surrender at Appomattox.
Why was the date April 1861 so significant to the Civil war?
What is, the day in which the debate over who had control of Fort Sumter was held.
When and where was the Battle of Bull Run, and who won?
What is July 21 1861. Virginia. Confederate.
Who is, an American and Confederate soldier, best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army.
This state is sometimes referred to as the "boot" state, and is also one of the Rebellious states.
What is Louisiana.
Define Confederacy? Union?
What is, a group joined by an agreement or treaty, and the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
What is, a state of harmony or agreement, a club, society, or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose.
What happened in February 1861?
What is the succession from the union.
When and where was the Battle of Palmito Ranch, and who won, and why was it significant?
What is May 12-13 1865. Texas. Confederates. It was credited as the last battle, even though no one knew about it.
Who is, was an American and Confederate soldier, best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army, and served as the 18th U.S President.
What is, the secessionist- slave states.
Define Fort Sumter, and name one significance of the Battle.
What is, a Union military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861.
*Officially began the Civil War
What is the end.
Name 5 of the major Battles of the Civil War.
What is, Fort Sumter,Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, Shiloh, etc.
Abraham Lincoln- wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
Ulysses S Grant- commander of the Union
Robert E Lee- Confederate soldier
Jefferson Davis- President of Confederacy
What are, South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.
Define the Emancipation Proclamation, name the writer, and name one quote from it (no resources)
What is, Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states, (*It did not end slavery. )
Abraham Lincoln
"In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed." ( see more answers )
Were the slaves actually freed during the Emancipation Proclamation? What were results?
What is, only the states who weren't in rebellion would free the slaves. There were arguments of who was considered where, and slavery later got abolished.