Civil War Review

What differences between the North & the South lead to the Civil War?

Northern free states did not support Fugitive Slave Acts.

What was the first major land battle (a Confederate victory) of the Civil War?

Many enslaved African Americans sought freedom by following the Union Army, where many found work

What Battle is considered the most destructive of the Civil War with a reported 51,000 casualties?

Harriet Tubman helped enslaved people escape to freedom using secret routes that became known as

General Ulysses S. Grant was commander of the Union Army during the Civil War.

What event (a Confederate victory) marked the beginning of the Civil War on April 12, 1861?

Clara Barton, a Civil War nurse created:

The Civil War was America's bloodiest conflict with casualties estimated at

Some free African Americans volunteered to join the Confederate Army and Navy.

Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War on April 9, 1865?

Which Civil War leader(s) wanted the United States to reunite after the Civil War?

Confederacy = Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, S. Carolina, N. Carolina &

Who was the President of the Confederacy?

Abolitionists worked to:

General Robert E. Lee was the leader of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

The President of the United States during the Civil War was Abraham Lincoln.

President Lincoln was unable to enact his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction due to

Conflict between eastern counties of Virginia that relied on slavery & western ones that opposed slavery resulted in

Unable to resolve their differences, the South seceded from the United States (the Union) beginning December 20, 1860.

The armies of the North & South were called:

President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves.