World Facts
A U.S. Neighbor
Canada or Mexico
Capital of Florida
Country that colonists wanted their independence from
Great Britian
Major generals for each side and which side they were on
General Ulysses Grant (Union)
General Robert E. Less (Confederate)
The two countries originally involved in the war
Cuba and Spain
The Largest River in South America
Amazon River
This state's capital is Albany
New York
Nickname for American colonists
Rebels
The battle known as the "turning point" of the war
Gettysburg
The reason the US got involved
USS Maine exploded
Largest City in Europe
Paris, France
The capital of California
Sacramento
The incident where British troops fired on a mob, killing 5 people in Boston
Boston Massacre
The effects of the war on the South
South had to be rebuilt
113 days or about 3 months
Only landscape seen from space
Great Wall of China
Who the capital of Nebraska is named after
President Abe Lincoln
The first battles of the Revolutionary War
Lexington and Concord
This made the southern economy seem necessary
Needed labor to grow crops
The country responsible for the sinking of the USS Maine
No one
It is a mystery
Number of ancient wonders found on Earth
7
Reason states have capitals
Capitals house their state governments
Two Results of the War
-Colonists formed their own country
-The Constitution created a government
-A Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution
The real cause of the Civil War (all other causes relate to this one)
State rights versus the National Government
The reason the ending of the war was so ironic
Cuba is still not free