Civil War (A)
This woman was one of the main conductor's of the underground railroad
Hariot Tubman
What are the people opposed to slavery called?
abolitionists
This event started the Civil War
The attack on Fort Sumter
Name ONE job that women did in the Civil War.
Spy
Nurse
Dressed as a man and was a soldier
How many soldiers died from wounds?
200,000
Who was the Union general?
Ulysses S. Grant
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves that lived where?
In the South/ The Confederacy
How many soldiers died from diseases?
400,000
What was the first major battle?
Bull Run
What are bayonets?
A knife like spear attached to a riffle.
Who was the head of the South's Army?
General Robert E. Lee
Why did Lincoln write the Emancipation Proclamation?
To free the slaves from the south.
What was the bloodiest battle?
Shiloh
This state was the first to seceed.
South Carolina
What kind of food did the soldiers eat?
beef/ pork meat soaked in in salt water.
Hardtack
Dried cakes instead of fresh vegetables
Who was the President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
The Southern states were not happy that Abraham Lincoln became president so they decided to ________________, which means leave the union.
Secede
What were 2 Northern advantages in the war?
Cities, Factories, Railroads
What did they dig to hide in when they shot at the enemy?
trenches
What is chicory root?
Confederate soldiers would boit it to make a drink that tasted just like coffee.
Robert E. Lee surrendered here in April 1865
Where is Appomattox, VA?
This document declared slaves in rebelling states were free
The Emancipation Proclamation
How many states were part of the Confederacy just prior to the first battle?
11
What does a touniquet do?
stops the bleeding
Where did most battles take place?
The South