Vocabulary
A league or alliance
Confederacy
The first battle at Manassas was also known as
Bull Run
Name four Southern states that seceded.
Arkansas, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana
When the Confederacy surrendered to the Union army, how did the Union soldiers treat them?
Let them go home, nicely, with dignity
What number president was Abraham Lincoln
16th
Military government, involving the suspension of ordinary law
Martial Law
The last major battle of the Civil War
Gettysburg
What was cool nickname given to Confederate General Thomas Jackson at the First battle of Manassas?
Stonewall
This Union General went on to become the 18th president of the United States
Ulysses S. Grant
What year was Lincoln elected President?
1860
An organized and usually violent act of revolt or rebellion against an established government or governing authority of a nation-state or other political entity by a group of its citizens or subjects
Insurrection
This battle happened in Virginia with Robert E. Lee leading the Confederate army to victory.
Fredericksburg
What Color were Confederate soldiers uniforms?
Grey
What color were Union soldiers uniforms?
Blue
What building was Lincoln assassinated in?
Theater
a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision
Referendum
Who did Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender to?
Union General Ulysses S. Grant
What caused southern states to secede from the United States
Election of Abraham Lincoln
What was the name of Lincoln's assassin?
John Wilkes Booth
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What was it called when Lincoln declared all slaves were free?
Emancipation Proclamation
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a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that held the U.S. Constitution did not extend American citizenship to people of black African descent, and therefore they could not enjoy the rights and privileges the Constitution conferred upon American citizens.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
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Confederates were surrounded and Robert E. Lee surrendered at this Courthouse
Appomattox
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Who was the first and only President of the Confederate States
Jefferson Davis
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This famous Union General led a campaign known as the "March to the Sea."
William Sherman
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What did Lincoln's assassin say after he jumped from the balcony on the stage?
Sic Semper Tyrannis