Important People
POTUS during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
first battle that started the Civil War
What is Ft. Sumter?
to keep the Union together!!!!
What was Lincoln's main goal as president?
year the Civil War started
What is 1861?
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
commanding general for the Confederacy
Who is Robert E. Lee?
battle that lasted 3 days with 50,000 casualties
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
Lay down your weapons and go home peacefully, take your horses with you but no officers will hold political office anytime soon
What are the terms of the Confederate surrender?
state sovereignty, slavery, Lincoln becomes president
What are the causes of the Civil War?
commanding general for the Union
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Who is William Sherman?
battle that was fought over an important railroad junction
What is the Battle of Atlanta?
famous speech by Lincoln in honor of all the soldiers who died at this battle
What is the Gettysburg Address?
What is the place the Confederate surrendered?
famous Confederate general who was fatally shot during the war
Who was "Stonewall" Jackson?
famous former slave who escaped and even met Lincoln
Who is Frederick Douglass?
known as the bloodiest day (battle) in U.S. history with 24,000 casualties in a day
What is the Battle of Antietam?
speech by Lincoln that recognized Southern slaves as free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
their main platform was the abolition of slavery in America
What is the Republican party?
famous former slave who helped others escape
Who is Harriet Tubman?
president of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis?
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
year the Confederates surrendered
What is 1865?
capital city of the Confederate States of America
What is Richmond, Virginia?
president after Lincoln was murdered
Who is Andrew Johnson?