civil war vocab cards

Question 1

What?

Answer 1

A war fought between the North and South.

Question 2

When?

Answer 2

1861-1865

Question 3

Why?

Answer 3

State’s Rights Secession Slavery

Question 4

Result?

Answer 4

Union Victory at Appomattox

Question 5

Northern Names

Answer 5

The United States of America (U.S.A.)
The North
The Union
Yankees
The Blue

Question 6

Southern Names

Answer 6

The Confederate States of America (C.S.A.)
The South
The Confederacy
Rebels
The Gray

Question 7

Northern Flag

Answer 7

American Flag
“Stars and Stripes”

Question 8

Southern Flag

Answer 8

Confederate Battle Flag
“Stars and Bars”

Question 9

Northern People

Answer 9

Abraham Lincoln: President
Ulysses S. Grant: General
William T. Sherman: General

Question 10

Southern People

Answer 10

Jefferson Davis: President CSA
Robert E. Lee: General
Stonewall Jackson: General

Question 11

Fort Sumter

Answer 11

First battle of the war (C)

Question 12

Bull Run

Answer 12

First major battle of the war (C)

Question 13

Shiloh

Answer 13

Bloody victory for Grant in west (U)

Question 14

Antietam

Answer 14

Bloodiest day in US history (U)

Question 15

Gettysburg

Answer 15

Turning point of the war (U)

Question 16

Vicksburg

Answer 16

Mississippi River captured (U)

Question 17

Fort Wagner

Answer 17

54th Mass. bravery (C)

Question 18

Atlanta

Answer 18

Major city burned by the USA (U)

Question 19

Savannah

Answer 19

Sherman’s March (U)

Question 20

Appomattox

Answer 20

Lee surrenders (U)