Important Dates
What year did the Civil War Begin?
1861
Who was the Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
In which city/state did the civil war start?
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Many Southerner’s believe that slavery should be decided by the state (True or False)
True
Who won the Civil War?
In what year did the attack on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania happen?
1863
Who was the abolitionist that tried to start a slave rebellion and attacked an armory at Harpers Ferry?
John Brown
Which city is considered the turning point in the war because the South lost men and supplies they could not replace?
Gettysburg
If the south were to remove slavery, the production of cotton would increase. (True or False)
False
What is an abolitionist?
a person who favors the end of slavery
What year did Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
1850s
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Which city was captured by General William Sherman from the Union (North) to control the railroad center and distribution of food and supplies?
Atlanta
The Emancipation Proclamation allowed slavery in the North after the Civil War was over. (True or False)
False
Who was General Lee's most important General?
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
What year was the Atlanta Campaign?
1864
Who was General for the Confederacy (Southern States)?
Robert E. Lee
In which city did Confederate (South) General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses Grant (North)
Appomattox
Total War was methods used in order for people to dislike war so much, that they would never want to fight again. (True or False)
True
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
freed the slaves in the states that seceded
In what year did the attack on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania happen?
1863
Who was the 1st and only president of the Confederacy (Southern States) during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
In which city inside Georgia did General Sherman led his troops towards?
Savannah
Which state was the first to leave the United States and start the Confederacy of the United States?
South Carolina