War
Where were the first shots of the civil war fired?
Fort Sumter.
When did the first state succeed?
December 20th, 1860
Who was president during the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
"That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom."- Emancipation Proclamation
Which state was the first to succeed?
South Carolina
Where was the first battle of Bull Run?
Manassas Junction, Virginia
When did the civil war start?
April 12 1861
Who was the president leading into the civil war?
James Buchanan
What is the 13th ammendment?
The amendment outlawing slavery
How many original border states were there?
4
What was the primary weapon of soldiers in the civil war?
Muskets
When did the civil war end?
May 26th 1865
Who lead the confederate army?
Robert E Lee
What was the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?
That no person of African American descent could be a US citizen.
How many states succeeded?
When was the battle of Gettysburg fought?
July 1st-3rd 1863
When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
January 1st 1863
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
Then commanding general of the US army during civil war as of 1864
When did the Union allow Black soldiers to join the army?
January 1st 1863
What was the confederate capitol?
Richmond, Virginia
What battle led to the confederacy losing the Mississippi River?
The siege of Vicksburg
When was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
April 4th, 1865
Who was the confederate vice president?
Alexander H. Stephens
When was the confederate constitution written?
March 11th 1861
What idea was the Confederacy founded upon?
"Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition." -Alexand H. Stephens