Who killed Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Where did the south surrender?
Appomatox
Why were southerners afraid to vote for Lincoln during the 1860 presidential election?
They were afraid he would end slavery.
What war cost the most American lives?
Civil War
What was Lincoln's main goal at the start of the war?
to preserve the Union
Who was the President of the Confederate States
Jefferson Davis
Why did the south suffer the most destruction during the Civil War?
because most of the fighting took place there.
"Four Score and 7 years ago" is from what famous speech?
Gettysburg Address
This is another word for leaving....
secede
How many people died at Gettysburg
51,000
Who was the leader of the South's army?
General Robert E Lee
Sherman's March to the Sea advanced from Atlanta to Savannah in what state?
Georgia
Where was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Abraham Lincoln
What was the capital city of the Confederate states? *Hint* located in Virginia
Richmond
Who was the leader of the North's army?
Ulysses S Grant
This battle was the turning point in the war because the south lost too many troops and were to never fight in the north again.
Gettysburg
Confederate Flag
Who won the war?
The North
The Emancipation Proclamation did not free slaves in what states?
Border States
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln
What did people realize after the battle of bull run?
That it would be a long and bloody war!
What large river did the north take control of after their battles at Vicksburg and New Orleans?
Mississippi River
What are these called?
Ironclads
Why did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?
To dedicate a National Military Cemetery