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Civil War
“Confederacy” was
the name given to
which side, the North
or South?
SOUTH
The “Union” was the
name given to which
side, North or
South?
North
Name the city and
state that was the
first capital of the
Confederacy.
Montgomery,
Alabama
In 1861, the
Confederate capital
moved to what city in
Virginia?
Richmond
Andersonville was
notorious
Confederate ______
during the Civil War.
prison
Name the state that
was the first to
secede from the
Union?
South Carolina
A total of how many
states seceded from
the Union?
eleven
Which state was the
last to secede from
the Union?
Tennessee
Two new states were
admitted to the
Union during the
Civil War. Name
these two states.
West Virginia;
Nevada
Clara Barton, a nurse
during the Civil War,
founded the
_______ _______
_______.
American Red
Cross
Who assassinated
President Abraham
Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Who became U.S.
President upon the
death of Abraham
Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
What happened at
Appomattox Court
House in Virginia on
April 9, 1865?
End of the war; Lee
surrendered.
Where were the first
shots of the Civil War
fired?
Fort Sumter, South
Carolina
What document
“freed all slaves in
areas?”
Emancipation
Proclamation
Four states did not
leave the Union, but
the people were
divided in loyalty to
North or South. What
were they called?
Border States
People who worked
to complete away
with slavery were
called _________.
Abolitionists
Before the war started
there was a famous
secret route to help
slaves escape to
freedom in the north.
What was it called?
Underground
railroad