Civil War 1
Who is President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Where was the capital of the Confederacy located?
Richmond, Virginia
What was the first great battle of the Civil war?
the Battle of Bull Run
What marked the beginning of the civil war?
the attack on Fort Sumter
Where did Lee surrender to Grant in 1865?
Appomattox Courthouse
Frederick Douglass promoted African American involvement in the Civil War by creating what?
The United States Colored Troops
Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
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
Which side believed that slavery should be abolished? North or South
Northern States
What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
Tariffs, Industry vs. Agriculture, Slavery, States' Rights, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Election of 1860, Sectionalism
What percent of southern voters had to accept the end of slavery to reenter the Union?
Ten Percent
What side of the civil war called themselves the Union?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
President Abraham Lincoln
Which party emerged in the 1850s in response to Northerners angry at the Southern dominance of the federal government?
The Republican Party
Who won the civil war?
Union
Skilled Confederate General from Virginia
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
What type of state was Maryland?
Border slave state
Who gave the Gettysburg address?
President Abraham Lincoln
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
When a nation fights itself it is called?
a civil war
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
What did states' rights mean during the Civil War?
That a state should be able to choose whether they are a free or slave state.
Prioritizing one's state or region over the interest of the nation is called...
Sectionalism
General for the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
Which side believed they had the right to declare any national law illegal? North or South
The Southern States
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
General of the Union army
Ulysses S. Grant
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
What type of state was Virginia?
Confederate slave state