Civil War

Abolitionist John Brown led a successful revolt.

The leader of the Confederate Army

Where was the first Capitol of the Confederate States of America?

The bloodiest and most deadly battle of the War was fought in Gettysburg, PA.

The leader of the Union Army

Carpetbaggers helped reconstruct the South after the War.

Besides ending slavery, what did the Emancipation Proclamation give African Americans for the very first time?

A storage place for weapons

What killed more soldiers during the Civil War than guns?

The South (Confederate States) fired the first shots of the Civil War.

The Emancipation Proclamation immediately freed all slaves, even in the South.

The time before the Civil War

Women and children also fought in the War.

The act of setting free

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America (C.S.A.)

More American people died during the Civil War than in any other war fought by Americans.