Important People
President Abraham Lincoln
In which state was the village of Appomattox Court House?
Virginia
What are some countries that immigrants who joined the Union army came from? (Name at least two)
Germany, Ireland, and Italy
How many states seceded and formed the Confederacy?
11 southern states
What is it called when a government selects people to serve in the military?
A draft
Who was General Robert E. Lee?
A Confederate leader who also fought in the Mexican War.
What happened during Sherman's March to the Sea?
Sherman's army marched through Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah, destroying nearly everything they passed.
Which general made the Confederate army surrender and ended the Civil War?
General Ulysses S. Grant
Who was nominated to be the leader of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Fill in the blank: General Sherman used the strategy of __________ __________ to make southerners so tired of fighting that they would give up.
Total war
How did women help during the war?
Hundreds of women on both sides disguised themselves as men and joined the army. Women also worked as spies for one side of the other. They also cared for the sick and wounded.
What was the name of one of the first battles that took place near the town of Manassas?
The First Battle of Bull Run
What did the Emancipation Proclamation say?
President Lincoln decided to proclaim that all slaves in the Confederacy were free.
What happened to the prices in the South during the Civil War?
They increased, making food and other goods very expensive.
What is a border state?
(Bonus 100: Name at least 2 border states)
A border state is a slave state that stayed part of the Union.
Bonus Answer: Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware
Who was the initial leading general for the Union but then got replaced?
(Hint: he fought in the Battle of Antietam)
General George B. McClellan
What battle was known as the turning point in the war?
The Battle of Gettysburg
Why did the people in the North oppose the draft?
Why did General Lee have to eventually surrender at the end of the Civil War?
He didn't have enough supplies, the soldiers were deserting, and they were almost completely surrounded.
(Bonus 100: who sent the telegram saying "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won")
A telegraph
Bonus answer: General William Sherman
Who created the American Red Cross so she could help people and hospitals that had no medicines or bandages?
Clara Barton
Why was the victory at Vicksburg important to the Union?
It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
Name at least 2 battles that the Union won
Battle of Vicksburg, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg
Why is June 19th a day of celebration in Texas and other parts of the South?
News of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas on June 19, 1865. This is celebrated in parts of the South as the day slavery ended.
True or False: When a country is at war, the home front is all the people who are not in the military.
True