People
President of the Union during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
Fort Sumter
War from 1861-1865 between the North and South
The Civil War
Freed slave who convinced Lincoln to let African American men fight in the war
Frederick Douglass
President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Jefferson Davis
Deadliest Battle in the Civil War
Battle at Gettysburg
Made up of 23 Northern states
Union
Union Army wore dark blue and the Confederate Army wore gray.
Uniforms
Leader of the Union Army during the Civil War
General Grant
Where General Lee surrendered to General Grant ending the Civil War
Appomattox
Made up of 11 southern states
Confederacy
Speech given by Lincoln talking about the importance of the Civil War
Gettysburg Address
Leader of the Confederate Army during the Civil War
General Lee
Why do we study history?
So we don't repeat it.
The act of owning people and making them work for no money.
slavery
Assassinated President Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Won many battles for the Confederate Army
Stonewall Jackson
Why was slavery bad?
Slaves were treated terribly, torn from their families, and forced against their will to work for white families for free for the rest of their lives.
Do people still own slaves today?
No
Who won the war, the North (union) or the South (Confedarate)
the North (Union)