Important People
Battles
Slavery
Union/ Confederacy
Fun Facts
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Who was the president at the beginning of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
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What was the first battle that started the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
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Who had slavery the north of the south?
The south
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The Union represented the __________ part of the US and the Confederacy represented the ________ part.
North, South
100
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
The proclamation freeing all slaves after the Civil War
200
Who escaped slavery and began working to help black soldiers?
Frederick Douglas
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Why did Fort Sumter happen?
The Union had a fort on the Confederate's land, and the Confederate army wanted the fort.
200
What was the passage called that led the slaves to freedom?
The Underground Railroad
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Who was the Commander of the Union Army?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
Who won the Civil War?
The Union
300
Who started the Red Cross?
Clara Barton
300
This battle happened in Florida and the outcome was that the Union retreated and the Confederacy saved their railroad. What is the battle called?
Battle of Olustee
300
Who owned slaves?
Plantation owners in the South
300
Who was the commander of the Confederate army?
Robert E. Lee
300
Who wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
400
Who was the first and only president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
400
This battle had an outcome where the Confederacy retreated because the Union did not leave their fort, and called for more Union soldiers to come. What was this battle called?
The Battle of Fort Pickens
400
Where did most slaves come from during the Civil War?
Africa
400
In what part of the country was most of the battles fought in the Civil War?
The South (Confederacy)
400
What was the first state to secede (leave) the United States?
South Carolina
500
Who escaped slavery and became an active leader of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
500
This Florida Battle had a Union victory because the Union army was sneaky and destroyed the Confederate supply ships. What battle was this?
The Battle of Fort Brooke
500
What were people who were strongly against slavery referred as?
Abolitionist
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What is one advantage the north had over south for the Civil War?
The north was industrialized, had more weapons, and more men
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Why did the South secede (leave) the Union? (3 reasons)
They did not like Abraham Lincoln, they were afraid of change, they were afraid that slavery would be abolished, they did not like being taxed for trains, they believed that states should have the power to create their own laws
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