Union vs. Confederacy
Which side fought in the Civil War to keep slavery legal?
The Confederacy
Before the war, what was the main way that people in the south made money?
Slavery/Plantations/Farming
Who was the Commander in Chief for the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
What was Abraham Lincoln best known for doing during his presidency?
Freeing the slaves
What are the first 10 amendments to the constitution called?
The bill of rights
What was the name of the new country created by the southern states that seceded from America?
The Confederate States of America
Before the war, how did most people in the Union make money?
Factories/Manufacturing/Making things
Who was the main general for the confederacy?
Robert E Lee
What was Lincoln's most popular nickname?
Honest Abe
Where did the Underground Railroad help escaping slaves escape to?
Canada
During the civil war, the Union converted many of their already existing factories into factories that made what?
weapons
Which side (Union or Confederacy) had the most resources going into the Civil War?
Who was the main general for the Union?
Ulysses S Grant
Lincoln was the first president of what political party?
The Republican Party
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the Union's main goal during the BEGINNING of the Civil War?
Preserve the Union
What was the "last straw" that caused southern states to secede and officially start the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln was elected president (he was anti-slavery)
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
What kind of house was Abraham Lincoln famous for building and living in?
A log cabin
Who is the first secretary of treasury who created the national bank?
Alexander Hamilton
Name one part of the confederacy's 3-part plan to defeat the Union.
1) stop the union naval blockade
2) ask France/England for help
3) capture Washington D.C.
The generals of the Civil War famously only fought in what other American war before the Civil War? (Where did Civil War generals get their experience from?)
The Mexican American War
What was the name of the military strategy created by General Winfield Scott that the Union used during the Civil War?
What was the name of the man that shot and killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What were the first 2 political parties in America called?
The federalists and the anti-federalists/democratic-republicans