Florida's Involvement in the Civil War
What were the two sides in the Civil War?
The Union (The North) and the Confederacy (The South)
How did people in the 1800s preserve meat?
Salt
Which battle started with the sinking of the Judah?
BONUS $200: When did this battle take place?
The Battle of Santa Rosa Island
BONUS: October 1861
What is a blockade?
Keeping goods and weapons from entering a place.
What was the document that freed the slaves called?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Which side was Florida on?
The South/Confederacy
What was the group of people who protected farmland and salt plants called?
The "cow cavalry"
What was the name of the Confederate militia who defended the town during the Tampa Bay Incident?
BONUS $200: What year did the Tampa Bay Incident happen?
The Osceola Rangers
BONUS: June 1862
Who was blockading Florida?
Union ships
Who wrote the document that freed the slaves?
Abraham Lincoln
How did Floridians feel about the Civil War as it dragged on?
They opposed it
Why was it important to protect the farms?
The supplies were needed for the troops
What did the Confederates do to keep their ship from being captured during the Battle of Fort Brooke?
They destroyed their own ship
Name some places in Florida that were covered by the blockade.
St. Augustine, Jacksonville, Key West, Pensacola, Fort Pickens, Fort Zachary Taylor
Which two generals met up in order to end the war?
General Lee and General Grant
How many Floridians fought in the Civil War?
16,000
What is the name for the group of Floridians who fought for the Union even though the rest of the state was Confederate?
BONUS $200: Around how many people were in the First Florida Cavalry?
The First Florida Cavalry
BONUS: 650
What was the largest battle in Florida during the Civil War?
BONUS $200: Why did the Confederates win this battle?
The Battle of Olustee
BONUS $200: Because they were better-organized
How did some supplies get through the blockade?
Smaller boats could sometimes make it through the blockade.
Which general surrendered?
General Lee (representing the Confederacy/The South)
2,000
What was created to manage the people who escaped slavery to fight for the Union?
BONUS $200: How did these former slaves help before they were able to fight?
The Bureau of Colored Troops
BONUS: Manual labor
Which battle was so close to a town that the townspeople could hear and see the battle?
The Battle of Natural Bridge
Why was Florida so hard to blockade?
Because it is a peninsula (too much shoreline)
What is the name of the house where the surrender happened?
Appomattox Courthouse