Important People
Who was the president for the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Why did the South rebel?
They wanted slavery to continue
In what year did the Civil War begin?
1861
What is America's deadliest war?
Who freed hundred of slaves using the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Sickness and poor medial attention
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumpter
Abraham Lincoln gave this famous speech to honor those who died at Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
The Gettysburg Adress
What was the first state to leave the Union?
South Carolina
This women helped found the American Red cross that helped injured soldiers.
Clara Barton
What aircraft did soldiers use to spy on their opponents and tell their general were the opposing army was?
Hot air ballons
In what month and year did Robert E. Lee surrender to the Union army?
April 1865
This document states that all slaves held in Confederate States were ordered to be freed.
The Emancipation Proclamation
What invention took the seeds out from the cotton bolls?
The cotton gin
What general was asked to lead both armies, but he wanted to stay loyal to his home state Virginia?
Robert E.Lee
What did soldiers use to transport weapons and supplies?
Horses
What month and year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed ?
January 1863
This document abolished slavery in all of America. What was it called?
The 13th Amendement
What was the period after the Civil War called when the South rejoined the Union?
The Reconstruction Era
Who helped Abraham Lincoln create the Emancipation Proclamation by telling him about slave mistreatment?
Fredrick Douglass
What was the name of the youngest drummer boy who shot his way to freedom?
Johnny Clem
What was the name of the unit that was made of formally enslaved people named?
54th Massachusetts Infantry
What document gave citizenship to former slaves?
The 14th amendment
Ships covered in iron were called what?
Iron Clads