Vocabulary
What does amendment mean?
It is an addition or change to a constitution.
What started the Civil War?
Slavery
When was it made?
December 6, 1865
What is the thirteenth amendment?
It was an amendment that abolished slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
He created the 13th amendment.
What does abolish mean?
Formally put an end to
Who created the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
When was it passed?
January 31, 1866
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
An order by Abraham Lincoln to free slaves in 10 states.
Ulysses S. Grant
He led the Union army to victory.
What is slavery?
When a person is being owned by another person.
The thirteenth amendment was the aftermath of what?
The Civil War
When did the Civil war start?
April 12, 1861
What is the Union?
It is an army that opposed of slavery.
Jefferson Davis
He was the president of the Confederate States of America.
What is a territory?
It is an area of land under the rule of a ruler or state.
How many Confederate states were against the Union?
Eleven
When did the Civil War end?
April 9, 1885
What is the Confederacy?
It is an army that wanted slavery.
Robert E. Lee
He commanded the army of Northern Virginia.
What does freedom mean?
It is where you have your own rights and you control what you do.
How many Union States were against the Confederate?
Fifty.
When was the Emancipation Proclamation created?
January 1, 1863
What is the most important battle in the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
He led troops at Manassas, Antietam, and Fredericksburg