Civil War Test Flashcards
● What year did the American Civil War begin?
1861
● What was the main cause of the American Civil War?
Different views on slavery
● Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
● Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the civil war?
Jefferson davis
● Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
John wilkes booth
● What side is considered the North during the Civil War?
The union
● What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South carolina
● What was the 54th infantry of Massachusetts?
Regiment of black soldiers in union army
● Who was Robert E Lee
Confederate general during civil war on south
● When and where was harriet tubman born
Born slave in michigan 1822
How did the Civil War impact the lives of ordinary people, both in the North
and the South? Think specifically about how individuals, families, and
communities were affected by the war and its aftermath even if they didn’t
fight in the war themselves.
South destroyed
Black and white relationships mended
No slaves
● What was the bixby letter and why is it important?
Message from lincoln to mother who lost 5 sons in war showed lincolns empathy
● What made it possible for the North to win the war over the South?
Lots of people
● What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
All slaves freed declared
● What was dixie and why was it important to the South?
It was confederacy national anthem
● What was the Gettysburg Address?
Speech given by abe memorizing soldiers
● What made the Union army victory possible?
Numbers
● How did the Civil War impact the lives of normal people who were not slaves or fighting in the army?
Their homes were affected and their relationships were mended
Who was Ulysses S. Grant
18th president elected after abe north side
Who was Stonewall Jackson?
General during civil war southern
What did harriet tubman do
How many slaves how many trips
Nickname
300 in 19
Black moses
Bloodiest battle in civil war
Gettysburg
