Key People in the Civil War

An abolitionist led his men to an arsenal in Virginia with plans of starting a slave rebellion. They seized federal arsenal but his plan did not work; he was captured & executed.

• John Brown

• John Jay

• John Adams

• John Q. Adams

She started the Red Cross

• Clara Barton

• Harriet Tubman

• Mary Todd Lincoln

• Abigail Adams

"It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom— and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." Lincoln spoke these words in which speech?

• His first inaugural address

• The Gettysburg Address

• His second inaugural address

• The Emancipation Proclamation

Governor Lubbock believed in the Confederacy and worked hard to?

• place Union captives in solitary confinement

• make sure Texas soldiers received a hero's welcome

• increase the amount paid to soldiers

• improve the military capabilities of Texas

On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared the end of slavery in the Confederacy and?

• gave women the right to vote

• allowed African Americans to enter the Union Army and Navy

• declared war on Britain for helping the south

• authorized medals for those who helped in the Underground Railroad

Confederates...

• Name for southerners who supported secession and fought against the Union.

• Nickname given to Union Soldiers.

• Group of people who moved to California to obtain wealth during the Gold Rush.

• Reform Movement that sought to bring an end to slavery in the United States.

Based on the picture and your knowledge of Social Studies, which of the following is happening?

• The Confederacy is officially declaring war against the Union by firing on Fort Sumter.

• General Grant is using his army to encircle Vicksburg and lay siege to the city.

• General Lee is surrendering to General Grant bringing an end to the Civil War.

• Abraham Lincoln is officially issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.

Who was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War?

• A) Jefferson Davis

• B) Robert E. Lee

• C) Ulysses S. Grant

• D) Abraham Lincoln

Which Union general is known for his 'March to the Sea' during the Civil War?

• A) George McClellan

• B) William Tecumseh Sherman

• C) Stonewall Jackson

• D) J.E.B. Stuart

Who was the famous nurse known as the 'Angel of the Battlefield' during the Civil War?

• A) Florence Nightingale

• B) Dorothea Dix

• C) Clara Barton

• D) Harriet Beecher Stowe