Civil War 1
Who is President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Which side of the Civil War were called the Confederacy?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
When a nation fights itself it is called?
a civil war
What marked the beginning of the civil war?
the attack on Fort Sumter
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General
How many years is, "Four Score and Seven?"
87 years
Who treated wounded soldiers?
Women who supported the Civil War
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A conductor of the Underground Railroad who helped slaves escape to freedom.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
What was the biggest Southern advantage?
great strong leadership and a trained army
What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated
The first major battle of the Civil War
The Battle of Bull Run
What side of the civil war called themselves the Union?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
What was the greatest advantage of the Union?
Abundant natural resources, manufacturing a home field advantage
What was the first great battle of the Civil war?
the Battle of Bull Run
Who won the civil war?
Union- the North
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
In what year did Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army surrender?
1865
Who gave the Gettysburg address?
President Abraham Lincoln
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
What is Abraham Lincoln's wife's name?
Mary Todd Lincoln
Which General made the Anaconda Plan?
General Winfield Scott
What state is Gettysburg in?
Pennsylvania
Who is Jefferson Davis?
A Mississippi senator that became the President of the Confederacy
What battle strategies did the Union take against the Confederacy? (hint most battles were fought in the Southeast)
They destroyed the major cities to break the morale of the Confederacy and make it difficult to trade goods and services.
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
The woman who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" describing the cruelties of slavery.
What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860
Who Killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Who became President after Lincoln was assassinated?
His Vice President, Andrew Johnson