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 marked the beginning of the civil war?
the attack on Fort Sumter
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
commander of the Confederacy
What was the color of the union uniforms ?
Blue
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 at the end of the civil war?
enslaved people were freed, moved north for a new life, more railroads were built, south was recontructed
What side of the civil war called themselves the Union?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
What was the Underground Railroad?
What was the main issue that led to the Civil War?
slavery
Who won the civil war?
Union- the North
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
What was the nickname for Robert E.Lee?
The Old Man
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
What word means the opposite of win?
defeat
What was the color of the Confederate's uniform
Gray
What was the name of the Union soldiers?
Yankees
Who is Jefferson Davis?
the President of the Confederacy
In what year did Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army surrender?
1865
What did the North rely on for its economy?
Factories
What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860
What was the name of the Confederacy soldiers?
The Rebels
What was the Capital of the Confederacy
Richmond
Where did the Confederate Army surrender?
Appomattox Court House
Who was the Union commander?
Ulysses S. Grant
What tactic did the Confederate army use at the first battle?
The Rebel Yell
How was the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd" important during the time of the Civil War?
It was a coded/secret message that enslaved people used to follow the Underground Railroad to freedom in the North.