People
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Which battle was considered the bloodiest?
Battle of Gettysburg
What is another name for the Union?
North
During what years did the Civil War occur?
1861-1865
Who is the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What was the first battle fought in the Civil War?
Battle of Fort Sumter
What is another name for the Confederacy?
South
Who wrote the novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, which talked about the ill-treatment of slaves?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who was the commander in chief of the Union Army?
Ulysses S. Grant
Which battle instigated President Lincoln to issue the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Antietam
Which territory was Abraham Lincoln the President of?
Union (North)
Why is the American Civil War considered the deadliest war America ever fought?
It is because it hadthe most amount of deaths and a lot of bloody battles.
Who was the commander in chief of the Confederate Army?
Robert E. Lee
Which battle was importantly renowned for being the first battle to have large scale deaths?
Battle of Shiloh
Which territory was Jefferson Davis the President of?
Confederacy (South)
What were the causes of the American Civil War?
1. Slavery
2. Manifest Destiny
3. Industrial Revolution
Who helped free hundreds of slaves and worked as a Union spy?
Harriet Tubman
Which battle introduced the use of ironclad warships?
Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
Other names: Battle of Hampton Roads or the Battle of Ironclads
Which states were the border states?
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, West Virginia
Around how many deaths were there in the Civil War?
620,000