People
Who is President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
What marked the beginning of the civil war?
the attack on Fort Sumter
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
1850
The compromise inducted California as a free state.
Allowed the Utah and New Mexico territories to choose whether free or slave states.
President during the Dred Scott Court Case
James Buchanan
A house divided against itself cannot stand
Abraham Lincoln
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A conductor of the Underground Railroad who helped slaves escape to freedom.
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
to attact violently
assail
April 12, 1861
Battle of Fort Sumter
A general who defeated Santa Anna
Zachary Taylor
If I can ever hit that thing. I'll hit it hard.
Abraham Lincoln
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General
What battle contained the first casualties of the war?
First Battle of Bull Run
havoc
confusion and destruction
July 1-3, 1863
Battle of Gettysburg
President during the Mexican War
James Knox Polk
Slavery is in all probability the wedge that will split up this union.
John Quincy Adams
Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Merrimac and the Monitor
An ironclad battle between Merrimac destroyed several Union ships, then Monitor circled around.
What is an ironclad?
A new type of ship with iron on the sides.
It could repel cannon balls
January 1, 1865
Emancipation Proclamation
Completed the Gadsden Purchase
Franklin Pierce
Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.
Daniel Webster
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
shot by his own men who mistook him for the enemy while he was riding at night.
What was General Lee's greatest victory?
The battle of Chancellorsville
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
surrender at Appomattox
President during the Compromise of 1850
Millard Fillmore
Be sure you are right, then go ahead.
Davy Crockett