Civil War Generals
Who was the Leader of the North? South?
North : U.S. Grant
South : Robert E. Lee
True or False: Lincoln was the 17th president.
False (16th)
What was the civil war mainly about towards the end?
Slavery
What battle started the civil war?
Where did Lee surrender?
Appotomax Courthouse
Who was the first General that led the North?
General George McClellan
Who killed him and how did he get killed?
He was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth
How many people died in the civil war?
620,000 people
How long was the bombardment of fort sumter?
34 hours
Who was the first state to secede from the union?
South Carolina
True or False: U.S. Grant was always Popular and loved.
FALSE
What party did Lincoln create?
The Republican Party.
What year did the civil war begin?
1861
What was the turning point(s) of the war?
Battle of Gettysburg and Vicksburg
What advantages did the confederacy have?
The south didn’t have to win, most of the military schools were in the south, and they had a strong morale.
What was the significance of Lee?
He was a Winner
What was the famous document Lincoln created after the Union won?
Emancipation Proclamation.
What was the Northern states called?
The Union
How many battles in total were there in the Civil War?
50 major ones, with about 100 other ones.
What advantages did the Union have?
The North had nearly all the factories, more railroads, and people, mre farmland, and they had control of the railroads.
True or False: Grants Nickname was Unconditional Savior Grant
How tall was Abraham Lincoln?
6'4
What was the Southern states called?
The confederacy
What was the first battle?
Battle of Bull run
After which event did the Upper South secede and join the Confederacy?
The attack on Fort Sumter