Civil War Facts
1861-1865
What years did the Civil War take place?
What is abolished?
Last summer, we visited my grandparents my aunt my uncle and my cousins.
Last summer, we visited my grandparents, my aunt, my uncle, and my cousins.
The Union
Who won the Civil War?
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
What is a simile?
This is one of the main causes of the Civil War.
What is slavery?
Another word for useless
What is futile?
There house is very pretty.
Their house is very pretty.
Vocabulary: Less than what is needed; not enough
What is inadequate?
I have told you a thousand times to do your homework.
What is a hyperbole?
A general from Vicksburg, he led the Union army.
Who is General Ulysses S. Grant?
Having to do with the southern states that separated from the United States or Union.
What is confederate?
The civil war had a positive affect on boy soldiers.
The Civil War had a positive effect on boy soldiers.
A type of writing where the writer tries to convince the reader of something.
What is opinion writing?
She was so excited about the family vacation that she spilled the beans to her cousin.
A nurse who founded the Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?
Fascinated; held motionless (as in wonder or astonishment)
What is transfixed?
i would like to go their for dinner tonight.
I would like to go there for dinner tonight.
To persuade, to entertain, and to inform.
What is the author's purpose?
If I am not home by midnight, my car might turn into a pumpkin.
What is an allusion?
The assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
Having to do with producing items
What is industrial?
Find the prepositional phrase: I saw a bunny hopping around the garden.
I saw a bunny hopping (around the garden).
Known as a conductor of the Underground Railroad, who helped about 70 people reach freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The last day of school is so bittersweet.
What is an oxymoron?