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Vocabulary
Lincoln
100
He was the 16th president of the United States. He was president during the Civil War. He helped to end slavery.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
100
The was one of the first major Battles of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Bull Run
100
She was married to Abraham Lincoln. She was accused of being a confederate spy.
Who is Mary Todd Lincoln
100
A war between people of the same country.
Civil War
100
Lincoln wrote a document that ordered the Confederate states to end slavery. What was the document called?
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
200
He was president of the Confederacy (South) during the Civil War. After the war he tried to escape, but was caught. He spent two years in prison.
Who is Jefferson Davis.
200
This was the first Battle fought on Northern Territory. 23,000 men died in this Battle.
What is the Battle of Antietam
200
This woman escaped from slavery. She helped many slaves escape on the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman
200
The South split from the United States and formed their own government. They called themselves the Confederacy. Which word means to separate from the Union?
Secede
200
True or False: Lincoln was well liked by the Southern States.
What is false
300
This woman was a nurse during the Civil War. She helped to create the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton.
300
The Civil War began at this fort when Confederate troops attacked Union troops. The Confederates fired the first shots, starting the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter
300
She wrote an anti-slavery novel called Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe
300
President Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery. What does abolish mean?
To end something or to get rid of something.
300
Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated.
Who is Andrew Johnson
400
He was in charge of the Union Army during the Civil War.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant.
400
This Battle took place in Pennsylvania. It was one of the most important Battles of the Civil War. The Union won this Battle and many men died. After the Battle Lincoln gave a very famous speech.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
400
This woman was in charge of the Union Army Nurses during the war.
Who is Dorothea Dix.
400
This was a type of ship used during the Civil War. It had iron plates on the side to protect it.
What is an ironclad ship.
400
Who shot and killed Lincoln in 1865?
Who is John Wilkes Booth.
500
He was in charge of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in 1865.
Who is Robert E. Lee.
500
The Civil War ended when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in ____________________.
Where is McLean Courthouse in Appomattox, Virginia.
500
This woman pretended to be a man during the Civil War. She was a male nurse in the Union Army.
Who is Sarah Emma Edmonds
500
President Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. What does assassinate mean?
to kill or murder
500
Lincoln gave this speech at the end of the Battle of Gettysburg. Even though it was only 2 minutes long it was a very powerful and important part of the Civil War.
What is the Gettysburg Address
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