Generals & Vocabulary
An evil secret society that fought violently against equality for african americans.
Ku Klux Klan
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Who founded the Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Who was the president during the Civil War for the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Which battle started the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
What was McClellen's first name?
George
Which Union general had the strategy of fighting and wearing down the enemy?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What did the government rule in the Dred Scott case? Did they give him his freedom or say he was still considered property?
They said he was still considered as property and they could not take away his owner's right to his "property"
True or False: The soldier's who were a part of Stonewall Jackson's troops named themselves, "foot calvary" because they moved so fast.
True
True or False: McClellen was known for saying, "I am outnumbered! We cannot fight!"
Which confederate general moved and attacked quickly?
Stonewall Jackson
Which man led an attack at Harper's Ferry where he hoped to get more weapons to slaves so they could fight?
John Brown
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the Freedmen's Bureau organization?
This was an organization that helped slaves who were freed to obtain land, shelter, medical services, food, etc.
Was McClellen in fact a sloth?
No, he just acted like one.
What term means to formally withdraw membership?
secede
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
What was the Emancipation Proclamation about?
Freedom for slaves who were in the confederate states
What is an official change to the constitutional governmental policy called?
a consitutional amendment
What was McClellen's cause of death?
Heart failure
Which General had a bad habit of smoking cigars?
Ulysses S. Grant
The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was...
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Which strategy kept the confederates from selling and buying supplies?
Anaconda Strategy
1/3 of the soldiers who fought for the Union army were...
Immigrants
What was McClellen's middle name?
Brinton (which is also german for sloth)