Causes and before the war
Pastimes
Christmas and education during the war
Vocabulary
Effects and events after the war
100
what is the main cause of the civil war?
states wanted to govern themselves
100
How was baseball back then different?
There were two or four bases and you were only out if you got hit by the ball.
100
Was everyone in the army allowed to celebrate Christmas?
No
100
What is an abolitionist?
A person who works to end slavery.
100
How many men died?
over 600,000
200
Why did the South not like tarrifs?
It made products from Europe cheaper than products from the north.
200
What did soldiers read during the war?
Soldiers read anything and everything they could get their hands on including the newspapers of the enemy.
200
What was Lincoln's most famous Christmas present?
On December 22 William Tecumseh Sherman announced the capture of Savannah, Georgia.
200
What is a blockade?
A group of soldiers or ships preventing transport of people goods etc. from getting through
200
Who assasinated Abraham Lincoln and why?
John Wilkes Booth because he thought he was helping the Confederacy.
300
what event triggered the war?
The Confederacy opening fire on Fort Sumter.
300
What are 2 of the soldiers more athletic pastimes?
Baseball, leapfrog, wrestling, boxing and bowling.
300
What were some excuses for there not being any Christmas presents?
Santa was shot by a Yankee and Santa couldn't get past the blockades.
300
What are freedmen?
former slaves
300
What event ended the war?
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union forces
400
How many original states seceded?
7
400
What board games did soldiers play?
Chess, Checkers and dominos.
400
How did bad education affect the war?
Troops sometimes did not understand instructions wasting valuable time.
400
What does secede mean?
To withdraw
400
What was the process of rebuilding the south.
reconstruction
500
Why did the states secede when Abraham Lincoln was elected?
Because he wanted to stop the spread of slavery.
500
What part of their poor sanitation did they use for fun and how?
Soldiers raced lice in their hair and gambled on whose lice was faster.
500
How were troops encouraged to learn?
They would receive special reward as exemption from certain duties, books and day passes.
500
What is conscription?
The forced enrollment of people in to the army.
500
When were slaves in Texas freed?
June, 19, 1865
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