People
Who is President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
When a nation fights itself it is called?
a civil war
What state is Gettysburg in?
Pennsylvania
What marked the beginning of the civil war?
the attack on Fort Sumter
What group of people was not protected under the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
Native Americans
What was the Name of the Union Ironclad?
USS Monitor
What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
Where was the first battle of the ironclads
What is Hampton Roads, VA
What was the biggest Southern advantage?
great strong leadership and a trained army
What was the main end result of the civil war?
The Union and Confederacy join back together
Where were the draft riots?
New York City
Name one major advantage the Union had over the Confederacy?
Larger Population, Abundant natural resources, more manufacturing and more railroads.
What side of the civil war called themselves the Union?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
What was the first great battle of the Civil war?
the Battle of Bull Run
Where did the Confederate Army Surrender?
Appomattox Court House
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
Who opposed reconstruction?
Liberal Republicans and Redeemers
In what year did Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army surrender?
1865
What was Lincoln's wife's name?
Mary Todd Lincoln
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A conductor of the Underground Railroad who helped slaves escape to freedom.
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
Which side of the Civil War were called the Confederacy?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
What are black codes?
Laws that made colored poeple second class U.S citizen
What impact did the failure of Congressional Reconstruction have on the Union?
It enabled white Southerners to pursue discriminatory policies against African Americans.
What ammunition does both parties use?
The Minié ball
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
The woman who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" describing the cruelties of slavery.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
A Mississippi senator that became the President of the Confederacy
Who was the victorious general at the battle of Gettysburg?
George G. Meade
Who became President after Lincoln was assassinated?
His Vice President, Andrew Johnson
What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860
Why was Abraham Lincoln's plan better than Andrew Johnson's?
Lincoln wanted to ensure rights, such as voting, for the formerly enslaved, Johnson's plan did not have these same attributes
What was the color of the union uniforms ?
Blue
Who gave the Gettysburg address?
President Abraham Lincoln
Who was the Unions general?
Ulysses S Grant
Who won the civil war?
Union- the North
At What place was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford's Theater
What General made up the Anaconda Plan
Winfield Scott
Which reconstruction plan worked the best?
Abraham Lincoln(Ten Percent Plan)
What was the official name of the Confederacy's first Ironclad
CSS Virginia
Which Southern City surrendered to U.S. Grant on July 4, 1863?
Vicksburg