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Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Lincoln's thoughts about secession
He was AGAINST it
The year West Virginia broke away from Virginia to join the Union
1863
Most common cause of death for soldiers during civil war
disease more than battle
This was passed to outlaw slavery in the US
13th Ammendment
The 4 main reasons for the civil war
Slavery, culture, economy, The Constitution
President of the UNION or North
Abraham Lincoln
The final commanding General of the NORTH
Ulysses Grant
How women helped in the war
Nurses or cut hair and dressed as men so could help fight
Two famous documents which outlawed slavery
Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th ammendment
The year the Civil War began
April 1861
President of the Confederacy or South
Jefferson Davis
The commanding general of the SOUTH
Robert E. Lee
Key battles of the Civil War
Bull Run, Vicksburg, Gettysburg
This document freeing slavery was ONLY for the SOUTHERN states
Emancipation Proclamation
This president was elected immediately before the Civil War
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This legal document freed the slaves who lived in the Southern States
The Emancipation Proclamation
Famous confederate generals
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Jefferson Davis
One of President Lincolns world's greatest speeches
The Gettysburg Address
This document abolished slavery from ALL US territories
The 13th Ammendment to the US Consititution
The act of leaving a membership, or a political state
Secession
What was the difference between the Gettysburg address and the Emancipation Proclamation?
Gettysburg Address was a SPEECH, The Emancipation Proclamation was a legal document
Soldier's life
BAD - hot in summer, cold in winter
Where Robert E Lee surrendered to Grant
Appomattox Courthouse
The four border states which had slaves but did NOT succeed from the Union
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware