Stations!
True or false: During the Battle of Fort Sumter, shots were fired and food and ammo were depleted. Yet, no one was killed.
True! Major Anderson leading the troops from the North had lost the battle, but he was a hero for keeping his troops out of harms way.
Western farmers believed in Manifest Destiny which was the belief it was the United State's destiny by God to...what?
It was the United State's destiny by God to expand westward and cover the entire continent.
How many years is "four score and seven years?"
87 years
What was the first event of the civil war?
Harpers Ferry Raid
True. About 3.4 million people out of the 9 million were enslaved.
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Arkansas are all states tha seceded. This means they joined which side of the war?
The confederacy (the south)
True or False: Slaves were allowed to learn to read and write.
False! Slaves were forbidden to learn to read and write.
What did President Lincoln want the people of the Union to do when he says "the brave men living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract?"
Lincoln wants the Union to support and honor the LIVING soliders as much as they honor the dead ones.
During what years did the civil war occur?
1861-1865
When General Sherman of the Union captured Savannah, Georgia, he sent a message to President Lincoln saying it was what kind of gift?
A christmas present for Lincoln
Which came first, the Battle of Gettysburg or the Gettysburg Address?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What are some of the crops that Southern farmers grew?
Cotton, tobacco, sugar, and rice.
What type of government does Lincoln refer to when he said "The government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the Earth."
A democracy
Is this event in the beginning, middle, or end of the civil war?
Reconstruction of the south
WHO KILLED PRESIDENT LINCOLN?
What did John Brown want to steal during Harpers Ferry Raid?
Weapons (muskets, ammo, and other weapons)
Which Antebellum period group does this describe?
The _____ were made up of successful businessmen, factory owners, and merchants.
Northern Elite
"...men living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it (the land)..."
Consecrated means made sacred or holy
Which came first- when General Lee surrenders, or when General Anderson surrenders?
General Anderson surrendered in the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861 first. General Lee surrendered in 1865.
What happened that Lincoln references when he says "four score and seven years ago?"
The Declaration of Independence was written
The Battle of Gettysburg was known as the deadliest battle of the Civil War with almost 8,000 deaths and nearly 46,000 casualties. Who was the General leading the Southern forces?
General Robert E. Lee
Which Antebellum period group does this describe?
These factory workers were afraid of the abolishment of slavery because they thought their jobs were at risk. They were distrustful of black people and thought that they would take jobs away from white people.
Northern workers
In what month and year was President Lincoln assassinated?
April 1865
Ulysses S. Grant was a commanding general for the Union during the civil war. He became the __ president after the war.
18th