Turkey
What was the major cause of the civil war?
slavery
What was the economy in the northern states based on?
Industry, Factories
Who attached an army post in Harper's Ferry Virginia, because he wanted to start a slave rebellion?
What were the people called who wanted to end slavery?
abolitionists
How did the south make money?
Agriculture
When was the first Thanksgiving?
1621
What were the names of the two groups that fought in the Civil War?
Union and Confederacy
Why did the Southern States want to leave the Union?
They wanted to continue to have slaves.
Why was the novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, so powerful?
It made people aware of slavery and got people talking about it. It gave people knowledge.
What is the bloodiest battle of the civil war
Gettysburg
How many turkeys do Americans eat on Thanksgiving....approximately?
46 million
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
Union General
Which of the following is true about the end of the Civil War? a. Grant surrendered to Lee at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. This ended the war. b. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. This ended the war. c. Lee surrendered to Grant at Richmond Court House on April 9, 1865. This ended the war. d. The Union surrendered at the battle of Gettysburg. This ended the war.
Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. This ended the war.
Who became the president of the confederate states?
Jefferson Davis
Which of the following is true about States’ Rights?
a. Southern states believed that states had the power to cancel out any federal law they disagreed with.
b. Northern states believed that state law was supreme over federal law.
a. Southern states believed that states had the power to cancel out any federal law they disagreed with.
What event started the civil war on April 12, 1861
The battle of Fort Sumter
Who was the general that burned down Atlanta, then marched his troops to Savannah, burning everything that could be used against them?
William Sherman
What was destroyed in the march to the Sea?
railroads, homes, businesses, farms, and they stole cattle and grain
Who was the Confederate General that got his nickname at the first battle of Bull Run when he told his men to stand tall?
Stonewall Jackson
Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War and where President Lincoln gave his famous speech after the battle.
Gettysburg