Civil War People
The general who later became a president
Ulysses S. Grant
The first shots of the war were fired here
Fort Sumter
The uniforms of Union and Confederacy were these two colors
What are the Blue and the Gray
Primary cause of the Civil War
Slavery
Forcing people into military service.
The draft
Abraham Lincolns Main Goal
Restore the Union
The first major battle of the war was fought here
Battle of Bull Run
What was the battle in the Civil War that was a big turning point towards winning for the North
Battle of Gettysburg
South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860
secession
The war began this year
The war ended this year
1861
1865
Removed from command for failing to pursue Lee's army after the battle of Antietam
General George B. McClellan
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
Gettysburg
This person believed slavery should not spread because it is morally and politically wrong
Abraham Lincoln
African Americans were more likely to vote for Republican or Democrats
Republicans
He died after being accidentally shot by his own men at Chancellorsville; it was a huge loss for the Confederacy.
Stonewall Jackson
The president of the U.S.
The president of the Confederacy
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee surrendered here on this date--Month and year
Appomattox Courthouse- April, 1865
How many days after Lee's surrender was President Lincoln assassinated
5
This declared slaves in rebellion states to be freed in an effort to deprive the Confederacy of its workforce
the Emancipation Proclamation
This amendment ended slavery.
13th amendment
Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea"
William Sherman
This war made the South loose hope of invading the North
The Battle of Gettysburg
This act strengthened a previous law and effectively made all people slave catchers.
The Fugitive Slave Act
The idea that people should have the right to decided whether to be a slave or free state.
Popular sovereignty
What amendment gave all men the right to vote-- black and white
15th Amendment