People
Who were the presidents of the Union and the Confederacy?
Union: Abe Lincoln
Confederate: Jefferson Davis
Why did the Confederate states want?
To have less government involvement and to be able to keep slavery?
What fort was bombarded to start the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
How old was the youngest soldier in the Civil War
9 years old
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
Who were the two generals of the Union and the Confederacy?
Union: Ulysses S Grant
Confederacy: Robert E Lee
Where did Robert E Lee surrender?
Appomattox Court House
Palmitto Ranch was the location of what major Civil Civil was incidents
The final battm4
What patriotic holiday began with women leaving flowers for fallen soldiers on both sies
Memorial Day
Who was the assassin who shot Abe Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What was the name of the first casualty of the Civil War who died by accident at Fort Sumter?
Daniel Hough
What is known as the bloodiest battle in the Civil War?
Gettysburg
The Civil War was fought between what years?
1861 - 1865
66% of Civil War soldiers died from what?
Disease and Illness
How long did it take for enslaved people to be free after the Civil War ended?
8 months
What was the real name of the Angel of the Battlefield who started the Red Cross
Clara Barton
Why did black soldiers refuse their pay for 18 months?
They were protesting the fact that they were being paid less than the white soldiers
What two states had more slaves than free people in their population?
South Carolina and Mississippi
What mode of air travel was used during the War?
Hot Air Balloon
What was the speech given by Lincoln that helped abolish slavery and forbid it by law?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Who are the 3 presidents who fought in the Civil War?
Ulyesses S Grant
Rutherford B Hayes
William Mckinley
What battle was a turning point for the Union Army?
The Battle of Bull Run
What is the ceremony given for fallen soldiers that accidently caused the first casualty?
21 Gun Salute
Name the Confederate States:
S. Caroline
Alabama
N. Carolina
Louisiana
Texas
Florida
Virgina
MIisissippi
arkansas
Georgia
What is the name of the group that wore sacks and hoods over their heads when they committed acts of racism?
the KKK (Ku Klux Klan)