Fierce loyalty to your hometown would be an example of
Sectionalism
Who was the US President during the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Where were the first shorts of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter
What state was Lincoln first a politician for?
Illinois
What was the name of the Confederate combat submarine?
HL Hunley
Describe prejudice.
unfair/biased feeling for or against someone based on something irrational
Who was the general for the Union?
Ulysses S. Grant
The Union's plan to blockade all southern ports was called what?
Anaconda plan
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed all slaves in Confederate states
What was the name of the ship Robert Smalls commandeered?
What is an amendment?
a change to something (anything) for the better
Who was the general for the Confederate army at the end of the war?
Robert E. Lee
Union
The Emancipation Proclamation tried to recruit who as Union soldiers?
southern slaves
Frederick Douglass' sons served in which Union regiment?
54th Massachusetts Regiment
Someone who takes part in a secret plan could be called a
conspirator
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln at the Ford Theatre?
John Wilkes Booth
What was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War? AND who won?
Battle of Gettysburg, Union
List and define the three Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution.
13- abolished slavery
14-granted citizenship to all
15-right for all men to vote
What is another word for a military draft?
conscription
What does federalist mean?
Having to do with the federal, or national government. In the civil war, the federalists are the Union.
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Who lead the Union's "march to the sea"?
General Sherman
What years did Lincoln serve as President?
1861-1865
Where did the Confederacy surrender?
Appomattox, VA