Civil War People
A Confederate general during the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee
The first shots of the war were fired here
Fort Sumter
Union
What document attempted to end slavery in the Confederate states?
The Emancipation Proclamation
A former slave who became an abolitionist.
Frederick Douglass
The first major battle of the war was fought here
Battle of Bull Run
Who was the general of the Confederate Army
Robert E Lee
True or False Emancipation Proclamation was a document to free slaves?
True
This woman wrote the famous book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" which highlighted the atrocities of slavery.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
Gettysburg
Who was the General of the Union Army?
Ulysses S Grant
What was Lincoln's ultimate goal with the Emancipation Proclamation?
To get the Confederate states to rejoin the Union.
This man began an uprising at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
John Brown
Where General Lee surrendered in April of 1865.
Appomattox Court House
Who was an abolitionist and contributed to the suffrage movement?
A. John Brown
B. Robert E. Lee
c. Sojourner Truth
C. Sojourner Truth
What did the Gettysburg Address have in common with the Declaration of Independence?
Both mentioned that men were created equal.
This man was elected president of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis
Slave states that remained in the Union
The number of Union slave states
border states
5
This act strengthened a previous law and effectively made all people slave catchers.
The Fugitive Slave Act
Who was Abraham Lincoln married to?
Mary Todd Lincoln
The general who later became a president
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the battle in the Civil War that was a big turning point towards winning for the North
Battle of Gettysburg
During what years was the Civil War?
1861-1865
Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth