Who's Who
I was the president of the United States during the Civil War. I wrote the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation. Most of the South hated me for my anti-slavery position.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The Civil War started after South Carolina seceded from the Union. Why did this cause a war between the north and south?
Most southern states wanted to start their own country, but the northern states wanted the country to stay as one.
These troops fight on horseback
Was is a cavalry?
The northern states were called
The UNION
The year the Civil War started
What is 1861?
I dressed like a man during the Civil War and became a SPY for the Union. I was even in several battles!!! When not in battle, I worked as a nurse to help injured Union soldiers.
Who was Sara Edmonds?
The first shots of the Civil War were fired in 1861 at this fort off the coast of South Carolina
What is Fort Sumter?
This word means to "leave" a group or country
What is secede?
The southern states that seceded were called
the Confederate States of America
Abraham Lincoln thought that the Civil War would end in 3-6 months because he felt that the South was no match for the North. He was wrong. How long did the Civil War last?
It lasted 4 years (1861-1865).
I became the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
Slavery was another reason civil war couldn't be avoided. Why?
Northern states were against slavery, southern states wanted slavery.
This word means to free someone
What is emancipation?
Confederate soldiers wore gray uniforms are were called:
What are REBELS?
The Civil War was the bloodiest in US History. How many Americans died in the war?
Almost 630,000 died from illness or fighting by the time the war ended.
I led the Michigan Cavalry Brigade during the Civil War. I was from Monroe, Michigan. At age 23, I became the youngest American major general. My famous quote is "C'mon you Wolverines!"
Who was George Custer?
Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves in 1862 when he wrote this important document.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
A war between people in the same country
What is a Civil War?
Union soldiers wore blue uniforms and were called
What are Yankees?
How many men from MICHIGAN fought in the Civil War?
What is 90,000?
I was was an actor from the South. I was angry that the South lost the Civil War. I assassinated the president as an act of revenge.
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
This side won the Civil War.
What was the NORTH (Union)?
John Wilkes Booth murdered Abraham Lincoln after the war because he was angry that the Union won and slavery was abolished. The "murder" of an elected president is called......
What is an assassination?
General George Custer led his troops into battle yelling.......
"C'mon you WOLVERINES!"
This is the number of Civil War battles fought in MICHIGAN
What is ZERO