Quiz 16 Study Guide Flashcards
1
Q
A decision that tries to satisfy both sides of an agreement
A
compromise
2
Q
invented the cotton gin
A
Eli Whitney
3
Q
the place where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
A
Fort Sumter
4
Q
The Emancipation Proclamation called for an end to _______________.
A
slavery
5
Q
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
A
Jefferson Davis
6
Q
nickname given to the Union soldiers
A
Yankees
7
Q
nickname given to the Confederate soldiers
A
Rebels
8
Q
name of the Union ironclad ship
A
Monitor
9
Q
name of the Confederate ironclad ship
A
Merrimac
10
Q
first state to leave the Union
A
South Carolina
