Civil War People
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
President Lincoln believed it was illegal for the Southern states to do this, which means leave the union.
Secede
South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860
What is secession?
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
What was the battle of Gettysburg
The first shots of the war were fired here
Fort Sumter
Turned down the job from the North Army to take full command of the South's Army
Who is General Robert E. Lee
Group of people opposed to slavery
What are abolitionists?
What was the name of the general who led the Union army?
Ulysses S. Grant
This battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the war.
Gettysburg
The start of Shermans March was here
What is Atlanta, GA
This woman was one of the main conductors of the underground railroad.
Harriet Tubman
This document declared slaves in rebelling states were henceforward free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln's speech given November 19th, 1863 to memorialize fallen troops at a Battlefield.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
What part of the country were most Civil War battles fought?
The South
This was where President Lincoln was assassinated
Ford's Theatre
The abolitionist who attacked (RAIDed) the Army's arsenal of guns at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.
Who is John Brown?
What was the name of the book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that detailed slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What was the name of the slave that unsuccessfully tried to sue the United States over slavery?
Dred Scott
This was where Stonewall Jackson earned his nickname
What is the battle of Bull Run?
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 Tecumseh Sherman?
What were the two main issues that caused the Civil War.
the issue over states' rights; the issue of slavery
Which amendment to the constitution abolished slavery?
13th amendment
How many battles did the Union win and how many did the Confederacy win?
Union 8, Confederacy 3
Robert E. Lee surrendered here in April 1865
Where is Appomattox, VA?