Civil War People
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
Seized possessions and property during war; the north argued slaves were this and could be freed.
What is contraband?
South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860
What is secession?
The first battle of the Civil War
What was the First Battle of Bull Run?
The first shots of the war were fired here
What is Fort Sumter? or Charleston, SC?
The Union general who later became President
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Group of people opposed to slavery
What are abolitionists?
This event kicked off the Civil War
What was the attack on Fort Sumter?
This 3 day battle was the deadliest conflict in North American history
What is the battle of Gettysburg?
The capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond, VA?
He shouted "thus always to tyrants" after he shot the President.
Who is John Wilkes Booth
Which side called themselves the Confederacy
What is the South?
Lincoln's speech given November 19th, 1863
What is the Gettysburg Address?
Northern advantages in the war.
What are population, technology, industrialization, railroads?
Where most of the Civil War took place
What is the South?
Turned down the job from the North Army to take full command of the South's Army
Who is General Robert E. Lee
This document declared slaves in rebelling states were henceforward free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
A Speech Abraham Lincoln have that freed slaves in slave states
Bloodiest SINGLE DAY battle in the war
What is the Battle of Antietam
Sherman's March to the Sea ended in this city
What is Savannah, GA?
Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea"
Who is William Sherman?
Mandatory military service; this was put into place in the North and the South
What is a draft?
Robert E. Lee surrendered here in April 1865
Where is Appomattox Courthouse, VA
This battle was the turning point in the Civil War
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
The capital city of the Confederate States
What was Richmond, Virginia?