People
This person who led enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
What was one of the main causes of the war?
Slavery or the southern states seceding.
What did Lincoln's Emancipation Promclamation state?
That all people were free and equal.
Southern soldiers also had an official uniform color. They however lacked supplies and were forced to wear what they could find. What color were the true confederate uniforms?
Gray
What was the first official battle of the Civil War where people came to watch the battle with a picnic?
Bull Run
This person was the most successful Union/Northern General in the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant
After the south seceded, what did they call themselves?
The Confederate States of America or Confederacy.
What event marked the beginning/fighting during the Civil War?
When the Confederate Army attacked the Union Army at Fort Sumter.
The northern soldiers were known by the color of their uniforms. What color did the north wear?
Blue
What was the deadliest one-day battle (23,000 casualties) and the first victory for the Union Army?
The Battle of Antietam.
This person was the most successful Confederate/Southern General in the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee
How did Lincoln winning the election of 1860 affect the United States?
The southern states seceded.
What was the purpose of General Sherman's March to the Sea?
To scare the southern people into abandoning the Confederate cause.
What battle occurred over the course of three July days and ended the Confederates advances to invade the north?
The Battle of Gettysburg.
In what compromise did the government draw an imaginary line across the U.S. to divide the states equally.
The Missouri Compromise.
Where did Lee surrender to Grant to end the war?
The Appomattox Court House.
This area had a large population to draw from but had poorly trained, unskilled soldiers.
The _______ courthouse was the location where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and put an end to the Civil War?
Appomattox
Fort Sumter
What was Lincoln's goal with the Gettysburg Address?
To dedicate a cemetery to the soldiers who risked their lives for equality, to inspire the nation to continue fighting, and for the people to take their part in making a difference.
This area had skilled soldiers and technology (for example: ironclad ships).
South
Which battle inspired Lincoln to make a famous speech or address to encourage the people to take their part in the fight against the Confederacy?
The Battle of Gettysburg.