Causes of Civil War
True or False: One of the main causes of the Civil War was slavery.
True
True or False: Frederick Douglass served and fought alongside the 54th Massachusetts during the attack on Fort Wagner.
False. He was politician and too old to fight
True or False: Abraham Lincoln was the 1st President of the United States of America
False. 16...duh
True or False: The Civil War began when shots were fired on Fort Sumter.
True
True or False: The Bill of Rights is the entire U.S. Constitution. Noi more amendments can be added.
False. Obviously...
Nationalism or Sectionalism: The belief that the good of the United States as a whole outweighs the needs of the region or state.
Nationalism
I was the leader of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. I was from Boston and Matthew Broderick played me in the movie.
Colonel Robert Shaw
Abraham Lincoln was a senator before he was President. He debate Stephen Douglass for the senate seat in what state?
Illinois
Still to this day, in American Military History, this battle is regarded as the bloodiest battle in American History
Battle of Gettysburg
Southern states created these laws to prohibit minorities from advancing in society
Jim Crow Laws
Nationalism or Sectionalism: The belief that the good of a region or state out weighs the needs of a nation.
Sectionalism
I was the first, only, and last President of the Confederate States of America. Some would say I am as cold as a lizard and ambitious as the Lucifer
Jefferson Davis
Who was the man that is credited with assassinating Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Still to this day, in American Military History, this battle is regarded as the bloodiest in day American History
Battle of Antietam
This Amendment gave African American Males the right to vote.
The 15th Amendment
This state was the first state to secede from the United States of America
South Carolina
I was the top General for the Confederacy. Some would say I look a little like Santa Claus, but the only presents I bring are destruction and death...
Robert E. Lee
General Sherman's March Towards the Sea, resulted in destroying farmlands, ripping up railroads, and burning down towns. This was an example of...
Total War
This Amendment outlawed slavery altogether in the United States. Clue: The Emancipation Proclamation
The 13th Amendment
A fight broke out on the U.S. Senate floor! Preston Brooks took his cane and beat Charles Sumner with it. I ask you why? *Explain the reason, who was on which side, and the impact of this event.*
Reason--Sumner tried convincing the U.S. Senate to abolish slavery altogether. He may have said the Southern states were primitive in their beliefs.
Sides--Brooks--Pro SLavery Sumner-Anti-Slavery
Impact--Tensions continued to escalate amongst various parties in the US, causing a major divided in Congress.
Brooks was removed from office but reelected shortly after.
I was the most successful General of the Union Army. I won battle after battle in the Western Campaigns.
General Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln gave on of the most famous speeches in American History, months after the Battle of Gettysburg. What was the address called?
The Gettysburg Address
The 54th Massachusetts volunteered to charge what Fort first? Leading to heavy casualties in their regiment.
Fort Wagner
This Amendment gave freed slaves and anyone born on U.S. soil the right to US Citizenship
The 14th Amendment