Civil War 1
Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Which side of the Civil War were called the Rebels?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
Which Union victory made it so President Lincoln could give his Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Antietam
How did people in the South typically make money?
Agriculture/ working on farms
What year did the Civil War start?
1861
What side of the Civil War called themselves the Yankees?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
What were the shoes that Civil War soldiers wore?
Brogans
What is a casualty? (You will need to give the full definition.)
The number of people who are wounded or killed.
Who won the civil war?
Union
Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
Ford's Theater
What year did the Civil War end?
1865
Who gave the Gettysburg Address?
President Abraham Lincoln
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
When a nation fights itself it is called?
a civil war
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
What was the name of a famous Civil War Nurse that went on to found the Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Who was Abraham Lincoln's first Vice President?
Hannibal Hamlin
General for the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
Working in factories
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
General of the Union army
Ulysses S. Grant
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
Who were the two other people (besides Lincoln) that were targets of the assassination plot?
Who is President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
What Maine Civil War General was famous for his work at the Battle of Gettysburg?
Joshua Chamberlain
What was the first great battle of the Civil war? (people brought picnic lunch to watch).
the Battle of Bull Run
Where was Booth finally found after the assassination?
Richard Garrett's farm
Where did Lee surrender to Grant in 1865?
Appomattox Courthouse
Where was Abraham Lincoln brought after he was shot at Ford's Theater?
Peterson House