Civil War 1
Who is President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Which side of the Civil War were called the Confederacy?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
When a nation fights itself it is called?
a civil war
What battle marked the beginning of the civil war?
the attack on Fort Sumter
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General
How many years is, "Four Score and Seven?" Hint: a score=20. Part of the Gettysburg Address
87 years
What was the Name of the Union Ironclad
USS Monitor
Union General victor at little Round Top (Gettysburg) and Professor from Maine?
Joshua Chamberlain
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A conductor of the Underground Railroad who helped slaves escape to freedom.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
What was the biggest Southern advantage?
great strong leadership and a trained army
What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated
Where were the draft riots?
New York City
What was Confederate General Thomas Jackson's nickname?
Stonewall
What side of the civil war called themselves the Union?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
Name one major advantage the Union had over the Confederacy?
Larger Population, Abundant natural resources, more manufacturing and more railroads.
What was the first great battle of the Civil war?
the Battle of Bull Run
Who won the civil war?
Union- the North
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
In what year did Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army surrender?
1865
Which was the first of the Southern States to secede?
South Carolina
Who gave the Gettysburg address?
President Abraham Lincoln
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
Side with 7/8 Military Academies
Confederate States of America/South
Which Union General led the March through Georgia (nail in the coffin for the CSA)?
What state is Gettysburg in?
Pennsylvania
Which Battle Splintered the Mississippi with U.S. Grant as General on July 4, 1863?
Vicksburg
Who is Jefferson Davis?
A Mississippi senator that became the President of the Confederacy
Who was the victorious general at the Battle of Gettysburg?
Meade/Grant/Chamberlain
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
The woman who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" describing the cruelties of slavery.
What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president caused concern over the legality of slavery.
Who Killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Who became President after Lincoln was assassinated?
His Vice President, Andrew Johnson
Who was the first Major General for the Union?
McClellan