Big Events
What important city did President Lincoln tour in April of 1865?
Richmond, Virginia
In what state was Frederick Douglass born?
Maryland
Which side had more casualties during the Civil War - the North or the South?
The North
What was the name of the hot air balloon?
Tilda
Which side won both the First and Second Bull Run battles?
The South (Confederacy)
What is the name of the actor who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What was Clara Barton's nickname?
"Angel of the Battlefield"
What are illegally traded goods during wartime called?
Contraband
What kind of soup did the soldiers outside of Gettysburg share with Homer?
Potato soup
What law signed by Pres. Lincoln made the moral purpose of the Civil War clearly about defeating slavery?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Where did Gen. Lee surrender to Gen. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War?
Appomattox Court House
Frederick Douglass worked to help pass the 13th Amendment. What did the 13th Amendment do?
Outlawed slavery -- abolished slavery in the United States.
Name three terms for soldiers in the Union Army.
Possible answers: Yank, The Blue, Federals, Billy Yank, Yankees
What felony crime did the captain arrest Fenton J. Fleabottom for?
Treason
Which southern state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
At what event did President Lincoln say "With malice toward none, with charity toward all..."?
His 2nd presidential inauguration
In what famous battle did a bullet pierce through Clara Barton's dress sleeve?
Antietam
In what country was the Minie Ball invented?
What type of dessert did Homer beg Tally to make?
Strawberry pie
What was largest battle of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
“There is nothing left for me to do but go and see General Grant,” Lee said, “and I would ____ ____ ____ ____ ____."
FINISH THIS QUOTE FROM GENERAL LEE
... rather die a thousand deaths.”
What European country did Frederick Douglass temporarily move to in fear that he would lose his freedom?
Great Britain
How many slave states seceded from the Union during 1860-1861 after Abraham Lincoln's election?
11 slave states
How old was Homer when his mother died?
4 years old
The 54th Infantry was given the nearly impossible mission of charging what fort?
Fort Wagner