Unit 14

The Civil war lasted _________ long years. Most of the battles were fought in Virginia.

4

By the time Lincoln took office as president, how many states had seceded from the Union?

7

The _________ states that seceded formed a new country called the ____________________ states of America.

7 states were called the CONFEDERATE states of America.

___________________ ___________________ was elected as the 16th President of the United States. He served ___________ terms as President.

Abraham Lincoln served 2 terms as President.

On April 9, 1865 General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at the __________________ Court house.

Appottamax Court House

On January 1, 1863 President Lincoln issued the __________________ _______________________ which freed all slaves in rebellious states. The states in the union states remained in slavery.

Emancipation Proclamation

The first shots of the Civil War were fired in ____________ ___________, in South Carolina.

Fort Sumter, South Carolina.

The Confederate States of America adopted a constitution and elected __________________ ______________ as their President.

Jefferson Davis

Shortly after being re elected for a second term, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by _____________ _____________ _______________ while watching a play called " Our American Cousin."

John Wilkes Booth

Confederate soldiers were called ______________ _________________ and wore anything they could find.

Johnny rebels

General _________________ _______ ______________ led the Confederate army.

Robert E. Lee led the confederate army.

_____________ ______ ____________ led the Union Army.

Ulysses S Grant

Virginia became 2 separate states because half of the counties wanted to join the union. That is how ___________ Virginia came about.

WEST Virginia

When Abraham Lincoln was elected President, he tried to convince the south that he wouldn't interfere with ____________________ in the states where it already existed.

slavery

The election of 1860 was a major _____________ ________________ in the conflict between the North and the South.

turning point

Union solders were called ________________ and wore blue uniforms.

yankees