People
Who was the leader of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?
Robert Gould Shaw
This event kicked off the Civil War
Attack on Fort Sumter
Group of people opposed to slavery
abolitionists
What type of war did the Confederacy want
A long war
First state to secede
South Carolina
The President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Bloodiest 24 hours on U.S. Soil
Antietam
What was Lincoln's War strategies
Preserve the union, Keep border states, Abolition of slavery
What color was the Confederacy
Grey
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
The general (leader) of the Confederate Army.
General Robert E. Lee
What battle did Robert Gould Shaw die
Fort Wagner
This document declared slaves free in some states
Emancipation Proclamation
They sought political recognition from
France and Britain
Lincoln's speech given for fallen troops in battle
Gettysburg Address
Union leader who was successful in defeating the Confederates.
Ulysses S. Grant
This battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the war.
Gettysburg
How much did the Union pay black soldiers
$10
How many total states seceded from the Union
11
Which ammendment abolished slavery?
13th
Who faced lincoln in the 1864 election
George McClellan
Which battle gave the North control of the Mississippi River
Vicksburg
What did the Anaconda plan do
Took control of southern ports and water ways to split the Confederates in 2
Robert E. Lee surrendered in what town
Appomattox Court House
What is the name of the seceding states' new country?
The Confederate States of America