Battles
First official shots fired of Civil War
Firing on Ft. Sumter
September 22, 1862
Emancipation Proclamation
President of the US at this time.
President Lincoln.
The practice of owning slaves
Slavery
What year was the battle of Gettysburg
1863
around 7,000 causalities in less than a half hour of fighting
Battle of Gettysburg
April 14th, 1865
Lincoln was assassinated.
The General of the South
Robert E Lee.
Movement of settlers into the American West.
Westward Expansion
How many states were in the Confederacy?
Set the stage for President Lincoln to end slavery in the South
The Battle of Antietam
April 9th, 1865.
Lee surrendered, ending the war.
Ulysses S. Grant
Differences in what?
Economic and social differences between the North and the South
Where was President Lincoln shot at?
Fords Theatre.
Battle that caused the Confederacy to split into two
The Siege of Vicksburg
April 12th, 1861
First shots of the Civil war.
Lincoln beat out in the election of 1864
George B. McClellan
The rights and powers held by individual US states
States Rights
What percent of the popular votes did Lincoln win when he was reelected?
55%.
Bloodiest one day battle in American history
Battle of Antietam
January 31st, 1865
The Thirteenth Amendment was passed, banning slavery.
The guy who murdered Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
The election of 1860
Lincoln was elected.
The surrender at Appomattox