Generals
Who was the Union General
Grant
How many states were in the Union?
23
What three amendments were created to end slavery?
13, 14, 15
What was the 1863 proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free.
the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is the nurse that founded the red cross?
Clara Barton
What general was known for his military strategy?
Lee
How many states were in the Confederacy?
11
What was the 1868 amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves
14th
What does Secession mean? (In the Civil War)
The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union
(Anything about states leaving the UNION)
What was really good person at gathering more soldiers for the South named?
John Mosby
What was Thomas Jackson's nickname?
Stonewall
What advantages did the Union have?
What was the the 1870 amendment that guaranteed the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude?
15th
What ACT was passed in 1862, that provided free land to settlers who would farm it for five years, helping to settle the American West?
Homestead Act
Who was the first Union Soldier dead?
Elmer Ellsworth
What other wars did Lee fight in and for what side?
Mexican-American War and the Americans
What state was Lee from?
Virginia
What year was the 13th amendment passed?
1865
What is a border state?
Name a border state
+100 for every extra state
States that were slave states but remained loyal to the Union during the Civil War.
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia
Who was a famous burglar for the South?
Bentley Weston
What president was Grant?
What state celebrated Veterans Day before it was a Holiday?
Alabama
What Act helped former slaves and impoverished whites in the South by providing food, housing, medical aid, and education?
The Freedmen’s Bureau Act
What line divided the North and South?
Mason Dixon line
Who is the Union Soldier Captured and wrote many letters about the life of a prisoner?
Prescott Tracy