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Lincoln's coffin was moved 17 times... but for what reasons?
- Threats to hold his body ransom
- Construction
- Safety concerns
The battle of Bull Run:
- What state was it fought in?
- Who won?
- One key detail?
- Manassas, VA
- Confederates
- First major battle of the Civil War.
This battle was fought in Tennessee. The confederates tried to sneak attack the union, but Grant fought them off. The name of this battle means "Place of Peace" in Hebrew.
Battle of Shiloh
Wisconsin, Ohio, California, and Kansas were on WHICH side of the war?
Union.
These 4 things make up Casualties.
- POW
- Killed in action.
- Wounded.
- Died of disease.
This man was the 18th president, and was commanding general of the Union Army.
Ulysses S. Grant
Explain what happened at the attack on Fort Sumter.
Confederate troops fired cannons at the union troops in Fort Sumter for an entire day until the Union surrendered.
In this battle, Union troops dug a tunnel under the wall and blew up the Confederates with dynamite.
Battle of Vicksburg
The North's economy was _____________.
The South's economy was _____________.
Industrial
Agricultural
The South
They took away this man's citizenship, and didn't return it until 1978.
Jefferson Davis
What was the exact date and time that the Civil War began?
This battle saw 4,304 Union casualties, and 32,363 Confederate casualties. Woah!
Battle of Vicksburg. (Siege)
What did Lincoln do in response to the attack on Fort Sumter?
What are FIVE historical moments that you have lived through?
Answers may vary.
This man wanted the Dominican Republic to be a sanctuary for freed slaves.
Ulysses S. Grant
The result of THIS battle was inconclusive. Lee sneakily fled, and the rest of the troops just stopped fighting because of catastrophic losses.
Battle of Antietam.
This battle was the turning point of the war, and a promise of Union victory. It lasted 3 days, and saw catastrophic losses on both sides.
Battle of Gettysburg.
What were 4 advantages that the Union had over the Confederates?
- More railroad
- More states
- More money
- More people
- More crops/livestock
- More factories
Explain what happened at the Raid on Harper's Ferry. Who was involved? What did they do? Who stopped them?
John Brown led a slave rebellion and raided the armory at Harpers Ferry. He cut telegraph lines and stopped a train. He was eventually stopped by Robert E Lee himself.
How did John Brown die?
He was sentenced and hung on December 2nd, 1859.
At this battle, Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded.
Battle of Chancellorsville.
This battle was Robert E. Lee's greatest military victory (and it was all downhill from there)
Battle of Chancellorsville
These were the first seven states to secede.
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas
List these events in order.
- Battle of Bull Run.
- Raid on Harper's Ferry
- Battle of Gettysburg
- Attack on Fort Sumter
- Raid on Harper's Ferry
- Attack on Fort Sumter
- Battle of Bull Run
- Battle of Gettysburg