History 01
true/false
Remember the Maine became a slogan during the Spanish American War.
true
The Union's ironclad ship was the?
Monitor
The Union general whose march to the sea hastened the end of the war was?
William T. Sherman
What is John Wilkes Booth remembered for?
He shot President Lincoln
whose lab was known as God's Little Workshop?
George Washington Carver's
true/false
the leader of the Rough Riders was Theodore Roosevelt.
true
President Lincoln's announcement that all slaves would be considered free in any states fighting against the Union was called?
the Emancipation Proclamation
The capital of the Confederate states was?
Richmond, Virginia
To carry mail across the Unites States quickly____began to operate in 1860 and continued for 19 months.
the Pony Express
People who spent much time trying to outlaw slavery were calledc?
abolitionists
true/false
The territory that became our 50th state was Oregon.
Hawaii
The general who became commander of all Union armies in 1864 was?
Ulysses S. Grant
The president of the Confederacy was?
Jefferson Davis
For what accomplishment is Clara Barton best remembered?
She found the American Red Cross.
The system of escape routes and hiding places that developed in t he mid-1800s to help slaves flee to freedom was called the_____.
Underground Railroad
The first battle of the Civil War began at___in 1861.
Ft. Sumter
The turning point of the Civil War was the Battle of?
Gettysburg
What happened in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, on April 9, 1865?
Lee surrendered to Grant
For what is D. L. Moody famous?
He was America's most famous evangelist duri ng the 19th century.
A decision that tries to satisfy both sides of an argument is called?
compromise
One of the most famous leaders of the Underground Railroad was?
Harriet Tubman
Why was the battle of Vicksburg important?
The Union Army cut the South ion two by gaining control of the Mississippi River.
The 16th United States President was?
Abraham Lincoln
For what accomplishment is Booker T. Washington remembered?
He founded Tuskegee Institute.
The southern states that left the Union formed their own nation, the_____of America.
Confederate States