Civil War 1
Who is President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Which side of the Civil War were called the Confederacy?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
When a nation fights itself it is called?
a civil war
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General
He was made top general for the Union forces
Who was Ulysses S. Grant
What was the color of the union uniforms ?
Blue
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A conductor of the Underground Railroad who helped slaves escape to freedom.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated
new technology allowed Lincoln to communicate quickly with his generals?
What was the telegraph?
Name one major advantage the Union had over the Confederacy?
Larger Population, Abundant natural resources, more manufacturing and more railroads.
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
In what year did Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army surrender?
1865
Which was the first of the Southern States to secede?
South Carolina
Who gave the Gettysburg address?
President Abraham Lincoln
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
Name given to the 4 states who stayed loyal to the Union but still had slavery
What is border states?
What state is Gettysburg in?
Pennsylvania
What was Lincoln's political party??
Republican
Who is Jefferson Davis?
A Mississippi senator that became the President of the Confederacy
Who Killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth