Generals and Presidents
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
Who is Abraham Lincoln
Name the biggest reason the confederacy left the United States
What is slavery
This was the nickname of the Union Soldiers
What is the Yankees
What was known as the "bloodiest battle" in the Civil War?
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln gave this speech during the Civil War in 1863 that freed slaves in the Confederacy
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
Who was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Who is Jefferson Davis
What is cotton
What was the number of states apart of the Union?
What is 23 states
This place was the first battle of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter, South Carolina
This famous speech, delivered in 1863, redefined the Union’s purpose in the war, emphasizing liberty and equality.
What is the Gettysburg Address
Who was the General of the Confederacy?
Who is Robert E. Lee
How many states were apart of the Confederacy?
What is 11
This strategy, nicknamed after a snake, was the Union’s plan to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River.
What is the Anaconda Plan
This battle occurred in Maryland, and was the bloodiest battle in a single day.
What is the Battle of Antietam
This 1865 amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially abolished slavery throughout the United States.
What is the 13th amendment
Who was the General of the Union?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
What was the capital of the Confederacy?
What is Richmond, VA
This Union general led a famous "March to the Sea," devastating the South’s infrastructure.
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman
This was the battle that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
What is the Battle of Vicksburg
This 1862 legislation allowed settlers to claim 160 acres of land in the West, encouraging expansion during the war.
What is the Homestead Act
Who earned a nickname for how he fought against enemy troops?
Who is Stonewall Jackson
What is South Carolina
This state remained in the Union despite being a slave state, often referred to as a border state.
What is Kentucky
This battle was the last major battle in the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Appomattox Station and Courthouse
This 1865 event shocked the nation, occurring just days after the end of the Civil War.
What is the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?