John Greenleaf Whittier
What did John Greenleaf Whittier like to do growing up on the farm?
Write poetry
Robert E. Lee's father was a good friend of who?
George Washington
What did a little girl write to Lincoln and tell him to do?
grow a beard/whiskers
What happened on March 4th, 1861?
Lincoln was inaugurated.
How long did the Civil War last?
four years/ 1861 to 1865
What state did he live in where there were wild snowstorms?
Massachusetts
What was Robert E. Lee's home state, the state he fought for?
Virginia
What was Lincoln's hometown?
Springfield, Illinois
Who died in 1870?
General Robert E. Lee
Which side was stronger, larger, and had more factories, the Union or the Confederates?
The Union/ The North
What did Whittier beat the grain with as a child?
a flail
What was the name of Lee's horse?
Traveller
What do you call the day you are sworn in to be the president?
Inauguration Day
What date did Lee surrender to the North?
April 9th, 1865
The people in the South did not agree with Lincoln about trying to keep the United States nation together so they elected their own president. Who did they elect?
Jefferson Davis
What was the name of his most famous poem?
"Snow Bound"
After the Civil War General Lee became a president on this famous college.
Washington College
Who killed Lincoln, and where? TWO ANSWERS
John Wilkes Booth, Ford's Theater
What famous event happened on February 12th, 1809?
Lincoln was born.
Abraham said these words to the people of the South, "We are not , but friends."
enemies
What age was he when he wrote his famous poem?
59 years old
Where did Lee go to train to be a soldier?
West Point Military Academy
He said, "Without the assistance of ..... I cannot succeed."
that Divine Being/ God
What year was "Snow Bound" written?
1866
What did Lee encourage his soldiers to do after they lost the war?
rebuild their country