Civil War Vocab. & Leaders

What army was Robert. E. Lee in charge of?

• The Union (North)

• The Confederacy (South)

What did President Lincoln put Ulysses S. Grant in charge of?

• volunteers from Illinois

• The Union Army

• capturing Southern territories.

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Who was General of the Union army that defeated Lee?

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Who was president of the Confederate States of America?

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Who was president of the United States during the Civil War?

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

What is a tariff?

• A tax on trade with other countries

• A furry animal found in the forest

• A hot meal

• The strategy used by the South

What was the Union?

• A new football team

• The 11 Southern states that left the Union

• The 24 states who remained in the United States

• A place where people gathered in the center of town

What was the Confederacy or Confederate States of America?

• The 24 states that remained part of the USA

• The 11 states that withdrew from the Union

• A rock band

• The leaders from the North

What does secede mean?

• to formally withdraw or leave an alliance or political union

• to hide secrets from friends

• to have great success