Civil War People
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
President Lincoln believed it was illegal for the Southern states to do this, which means leave the union.
Secede
Double the Points
First state to secede
What is South Carolina?
The location of the Union's capitol during the Civil War
Washington D.C.
These 5 states seceded after South Carolina.
What is Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas?
What were 2 Northern advantages in the war.
What are a larger population, more supplies/resources; industrialization, railroads, and control of the sea?
Commander of the South's Army
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Where were the first shots of the civil war fired?
What is Fort Sumter?
What was the compromise that would have allowed all territory North of the line would be forever free, and all territory south of the line would have slavery protected by the federal government.
What is the Crittenden Compromise?
This battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the war, is also the battle with the most overall casualties
What is Gettysburg?
How long did the war last?
What is four years?
What civil war technology could shatter bones on impact?
What is the canon ball?
A prominent American abolitionist and social activist who escaped slavery and dedicated her life to freeing others. She was a key figure in the Underground Railroad, making multiple trips to guide enslaved people to freedom. She also served as a scout and spy for the Union Army during the Civil War and later became an advocate for women's suffrage. Earned the nickname Moses.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This document declared slaves in rebelling states were henceforward free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln's speech given November 19th, 1863 to memorialize fallen troops at a Battlefield.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
First major victory for the Confederacy
What is Bull Run?
Slave who ran away and became an assistant to Abraham Lincoln.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Name two southern advantages in the Civil War.
What is military colleges and growing their own food?
President Lincoln's main goal throughout the entire war was to __________ _____ __________.
Preserve the Union, in other words keep the country together.
Name at least 2 reasons for the Civil War
What is the South secedes and fired the first shot?
Abraham Lincoln's Wife
Mary Todd Lincoln
Battle where the Union took control of the Mississippi River
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
Robert E. Lee surrendered here in April 1865
Where is Appomattox, VA?
Abraham Lincoln's nickname.
What was Honest Abe?