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Who was the President of the UNITED States, not the Confederate States, of America?
Abraham Lincoln
Name 3 abolitionists.
Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, and John Brown
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Name 2 Confederate strengths.
Fighting spirit, farms for food
How did the Civil War change the United States of America?
The African-Americans were now free citizens, although it did take about 100 years for segregation to end
Who was the general of Northern Virginia during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Which Abolitionist supported the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Name 2 Confederate weaknesses.
Less people, few factories for weapons
What effect did Native Americans have on the Civil War?
As soldiers, for both sides
Who was the commander of the Union army?
Ulysses S. Grant
Which abolitionist led a slave revolt, and was a slave himself?
Nat Turner
When was the Emancipation Proclamation written?
1863
Name 2 Union strengths.
More people, more factories for weapons
What was the women's role in the Civil War?
They helped supply soldiers, worked as doctors, and sometimes fought as soldiers
Who was the President of the CONFEDERATE States, not the Union States, of America?
Jefferson Davis
Who led a slave revolt in 1859, and was captured and hung?
John Brown
Name 2 Union weaknesses.
Less fighting spirit, less farms for food
What was the African-American's role in the Civil War?
Slaves for the South, and soldiers for the North
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender during the Civil War?
Appomattox Court House
How did the African Americans contribute to the Civil War?
As soldiers for the Union
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do for enslaved African Americans?
It freed the slaves
What did the Union and the Confederacy have in common?
Fighting for a worthy cause
What was the British's role in the Civil War?
They sent luxuries and financed blockade runners for the Confederacy in return for cotton and tobacco