Facts, Causes of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln
Battles and African American Soldiers
Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address
Theaters, Diseases and Total Deaths and 54th regiment
100
How many Union States were there and how many confederate states were there?
22 U and 11 C
100
What was the population in the US in 1860
31,443,321
100
Which regiment led the Battle of Fort Sumter
54th Regiment
100
When was the Emancipation Proclamation written?
1862
100
Name all of the theaters.
Eastern, Western, Pacific Coast, Union Naval Blockade, Lower Seaboard and Trans Mississippi
200
What does Artillery mean?
Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon
200
Name the 5 causes of the Civil War?
Causes of the Civil War
1. Economic and social differences between
the North and the South.
2. States versus federal rights
3. The fight between Slave and Non-Slave State Supporters
4.Growth of the Abolition Movement
5. The election of Abraham Lincoln
200
What was the bloodiest day in US history? where was the battle?
Antietam and Sharpsburg, Maryland
200
Who took office after Lincoln was assassinated? From what years
Andrew Johnson 1865-1869
200
Name the diseases
Dysentery, Typhoid fever, Malaria, Pneumonia, Arthritis, measles, mumps, and malnutrition
300
What was the population in both sides?
23,000,000 U and 9,000,000 C
300
How many of the southerners were slaves?
4,000,000
300
What percentage of deaths for African American soldiers of the total deaths?
1/9
300
What was the Gettysburg Address none as?
One of the most quoted speeches in US hostory
300
How many total deaths were there for the North and South?
360,000 and 258,000
400
Who was the president of the Confederate states?
Jefferson Davis
400
What did Lincoln's assasian do for a living?
He was an actor and Confederate supporter
400
How many battles were in the Civil War?
391
400
What was the purpose of the Gettysburg address?
Brought up the principles of human equality supported by the Declaration of Independence.
Redefined the Civil War from a struggle, to a "new birth of freedom"
Brought true equality to all of its citizens, and that would also create a unified nation
400
Which disease do must people still get today?
Pneumonia
500
What is a Cavalry
A branch of the military mounted on horseback
500
What was Lincoln's 2 fears?
The idea of freeing four million Blacks who might “join" with Whites was a fear.
The prospect of economic competition from a group (slaves) who had more skills than poor Whites
500
What would black women do in the war?
They would serve as spies, scouts and nurses
500
Who gave the speech before Lincoln did for the Gettysburg address?
Edward Everett
500
What is the big deal about the 54th regiment?
They were the first black infantry soldiers who fought with weapons.