The North
The South
Key Battles
Vocabulary
Mystery
100
The Northern States were also called this during the Civil War
The Union
100
Southern states were also called this during the Civil War
The Confederacy
100
The first shots of the Civil War were fired here on April 12, 1861
Fort Sumter
100
To withdraw or split from
Secede
100
He was elected the 16th President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln
200
The North intended to use their majority to force the South to abolish what
Slavery
200
Who was the General of the Confederate Armies during the Civil War
General Robert E. Lee
200
This battle is often called the turning point of the Civil War
The Battle of Gettysburg
200
This document declared that all slaves in Confederate territories were free
Emancipation Proclamation
200
What famous speech begins with "Four score and seven years ago..."
The Gettysburg Address
300
Who was the main General leading the Union Army during the Civil War
General Ulysses S. Grant
300
He was President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War
Jefferson Davis
300
In 1862, black soldiers helped capture and control this important Confederate city
New Orleans
300
The medical condition that led to many amputations is called
Gangrene
300
He assassinated President Lincoln on April 14, 1865
John Wilkes Booth
400
What was the nickname of Union soldiers during the Civil War
Yankees
400
What was the nickname of Confederate soldiers during the war
Rebels
400
In November 1864, General Sherman burned this Confederate city to the ground
Atlanta
400
The Union strategy to defeat the Confederacy was called
The Anaconda Plan
400
This person assisted in the war effort and organized the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
500
This General's " March to Sea," as it was called, cut a path of destruction across Georgia and tore into the heart of the Confederacy
General William Sherman
500
This was the name of the tiny Virginia Town where the Southern Army surrendered on April 9, 1865
Appomattox Court House
500
The bloodiest day in American history occurred on September 17, 1862 during which battle
The Battle of Antietam
500
Slave states that were next to states in which slavery was illegal were called
Border States
500
Which unit of black soldiers is honored by a national monument in Boston for their heroism during the Civil War
The 54th Massachusetts Regiment
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