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Who was the president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln was president during the Civil War.
What were the North and the South called during the war?
The North was called the Union, the South was called the Confederacy.
What was the controversy between the North and the South?
The North wanted to end slavery, the South wanted to keep slavery.
What did the southern states do when Abraham Lincoln became president?
The southern states seceded from the United States.
Who became known as the “Angel of the Battlefield”, and what organization did she form?
Clara Barton was the “Angel of the Battlefield, and she formed the Red Cross.
What was each side fighting for?
The Union was fighting to end slavery, the Confederacy was fighting to keep slavery.
What battle started the war, and where did it take place?
The battle was the battle of Fort Sumpter in Charleston, South Carolina.
After the war ended, what happened between the North and the South, and what was the verdict on slavery?
The North and the South were reunited, and slavery was made illegal in the United States.
Who was the Confederate commander, and why did he decide to fight for the Confederates?
Robert E. Lee was the commander, and he fought for the Confederates because he hated to idea of fighting against his home state more than agains his country.
What were the people on each side known as?
What did Abraham Lincoln do after the battle in Charleston, and why?
He declared war on the Confederacy in an effort to keep the country together.
What did Robert E. Lee eventually do after a long series of tiring battles between him and Ulysses S. Grant?
He surrendered himself and the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant.
Who did Abraham Lincoln ask to takeover as commander of the Union Army and why?
Abraham Lincoln asked Ulysses S. Grant because he would do whatever it took to win.
What did Abraham Lincoln write, and how did it change the war?
He wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. It declared that all slaves should be freed, and it changed the focus of the war from keeping the country together to abolishing slavery.
Who helped slaves escape from the South and what did she use?
Harriet Tubman helped slaves escape using the Underground Railroad.