Battles of the Civil War
The first shots of the Civil War began at this fort in South Carolina.
What is Fort Sumter?
Elected President of the United States in the 1860 election which led to the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
Famous speech given by Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
A state that does not allow slavery.
What is a free state?
Became President of the United States after Lincoln's death.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
In 1863, this three-day battle in Pennsylvania turned the war in favor of the North.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
The general in charge of the Union troops at the end of the Civil War.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The man who assassinated Lincoln at Ford's Theater.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
A war between people who live in the same country.
What is a civil war?
The term meaning to charge an official with wrongdoing.
What is impeach?
The first major battle of the Civil War located near Washington, DC.
What is the battle of Bull Run?
The Confederate general who surrendered to Grant at the end of the Civil War.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The first Southern state to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
A type of biscuit or cracker eaten by the Civil War soldiers.
What is hardtack?
This amendment ended slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This victory gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
Elected President of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
The document signed by Lincoln that freed slaves in the Confederacy.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The name given to people who wanted to end slavery.
What is an abolitionist?
This amendment gave African Americans citizenship rights.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This battle was the single most bloody day of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
Union general who led the Atlanta campaign.
Who is William T. Sherman?
The place where Lee surrendered to Grant.
What is Appomattox Court House?
The selection of men who must serve in the military.
What is a draft?
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?