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