Civil War 1
Who was President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was General Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General
What was the first great battle of the Civil war?
the Battle of Bull Run
Who was the most important General from the Union?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who won the civil war?
The Union
Which side of the Civil War were called the Confederacy?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
How did the Union pay for the war?
They borrowed money
What side of the civil war called themselves the Union?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated
What is a casualty?
The number of people who are wounded, killed or lost in a battle
How did the Confederacy trie to pay for the war?
They printed money
Who gave the Gettysburg address?
President Abraham Lincoln
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
When a nation fights itself it is called?
a civil war
Did the Confederate states elect their own president. make their own constitution, form their own army, and create their own money?
Yes
What were some reasons the South wanted to keep slavery?
They want to keep their cheap labor for farming on plantations, and they felt they were treating their slaves better than the workers in the Northern States.
What transportation technology made the Civil War more deadly?
railroads
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
What is an ironclad?
A new type of ship with iron on the sides.
It could repel cannon balls