Civil War

Front

The act of leaving the Union

Back

Secession

Front

What new nation did the 7 (eventually 11) Southern states form?

Back

Confederate States of America

Front

What man was chosen as the president of the CSA?

Back

Jefferson Davis

Front

What were the forces in the North called?

Back

the Union

Front

What were the forces in the South called?

Back

the Confederacy

Front

Where did the war begin?

Back

Fort Sumter

Front

In the beginning of the war, what was the main aim of the North?

Back

to save the Union

Front

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Back

It freed the slaves in the Confederacy.

Front

Where did Grant accept Lee's surrender in Virginia on April 9, 1865? Options: Blount Courthouse, Fredericksburg, Washington, D.C., Appomattox Courthouse

Back

Appomattox Courthouse

Front

Bloodiest Battle day of the war (23,000 casualties) Confederates lost 1/3 of their army.

Back

Battle of Antietam