Elections
Which President won the 1861 election?
Abraham Lincoln
What state was the first to secede to the South?
South Carolina
Which side had the most factories?
Union or North
Where was the Union's capital?
Washington DC
What was Stonewall Jackson's first name?
Thomas
DD: Which candidate enforced the Fugitive Slave Act?
Stephen Douglas
John Breckinridge
Abraham Lincoln
John Bell
Stephen Douglas
Name two states that joined South Carolina in seceding to the South.
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas
Who was called the Yankees?
Union or North
Why was it more difficult to pass laws in the South?
The states had more power than the Central Government
DD: Who is considered one of the greatest military leaders of all time?
Robert E. Lee
Who decides who becomes the next president of the United States?
Electoral College
Where was the Confederates States of America's Capital located?
Richmond, Virginia
Who was also known as the rebels?
Confederates or South
Did the North or South have the largest Navy?
North
What do we call the troop regiments that are on horseback?
Cavalry
Name 3 of the Union States
New York, California, Oregon, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Delaware,
What federal fort was attacked that led President Lincoln to declare war on the South?
Fort Sumter
DD: What color were the Confederates uniforms?
gray
What are the ships called that carry goods to and from a country or place.
merchant ships
Who was famous for buying a wagon and taking her nursing supplies out onto the battlefield to help wounded soldiers?
Sarah Barton
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
How many states first seceded to the South?
7
How many states did the South and North have during the Civil War?
South 11
North 23
Which side had the most experienced officers and generals?
South
Who was the disgraced leader of the Union Army who lost the Battle of Bull Run?
DD: General McDowell