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
first state to secede
What is South Carolina?
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
What was the battle of Gettysburg
The state in which the first shots of the war were fired in
What is Charleston, SC?
What were 2 Northern advantages in the war.
What are a larger population, more supplies/resources; industrialization, railroads?
commander of the South's Army
Who is General Robert E. Lee
Fort sumter
When violence broke out in Kansas over the issue of slavery - what nickname was Kansas given?
Bleeding Kansas
This battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the war that led to the Emancipation Proclamation
What is the battle of Gettysburg?
Which state that seceded was Robert E. Lee From?
What is Virginia?
What was the name of the satchel used by soldiers?
What is a haversack?
This person led the revolt against confederates during Bleeding Kansas
Who is John Brown?
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?
First major confrontation/ victory for the Confederacy
What is Bull Run?
Robert E. Lee surrendered here in April 1865
Where is Appomattox, VA?
Name 1 of 2 southern advantages in the civil war.
(Double if you get both)
Military Leaders and Defense.
This Union General was known for aggressive march to the Atlantic.
Who is William T. Sherman
Name 6 Confederate states
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina
Years of the war
1861-1865
What battle was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War?
What is Antietam?
What state did the battle of Antietam take place?
What was the flute like instrument was played on the battlefield?
What is the fife?
This person was the Senator of Illinois and had many debates with Abraham Lincoln who supported Popular Sovereignty
Who is Stephen Douglas?
Roughly how many people died during the Civil War?
Where was Lincoln Shot?
Ford's Theater in DC
What battle did the Confederacy lose control of the Mississippi river?
What is the Battle of Vicksburg.
What state did Dred Scott v Sanford take place?
Where is Missouri?
What was the key moral shift brought forward by the Gettysburg Address?
Changed their goal from keeping the union to fighting for freedom