The Gettysburg Address

What lesson did both sides learn from the first Battle of BULL Run?

• The battle was a decisive victory for the Union.
• Both sides agreed to a truce after the battle.
• The war would be longer and more brutal than expected.
• The Confederacy would quickly surrender afterwards.

Why was the battle of Antietam considered to be so important?

• It was a decisive victory for the Confederacy.
• It marked the end of the Civil War.
• It was the first battle fought in the West.
• It was the bloodiest single-day battle and led to the Emancipation Proclamation.

Who was Colonel Robert Gould Shaw?

• Colonel Robert Gould Shaw was a Union officer who led the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.
• A politician who served in the U.S. Senate.
• A famous author from the 19th century.
• A Confederate general during the Civil War.

Which of the following best explains one of the important aspects of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It established a new government in the South.
• It abolished slavery in the Northern states.
• It granted voting rights to all citizens.
• It declared the freedom of enslaved people in Confederate states.

Who was Jefferson Davis?

• Jefferson Davis was a famous inventor.
• Jefferson Davis was the first President of the United States.
• Jefferson Davis was a Union general.
• Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America.

Abraham Lincoln's main objective in fighting the Civil War is to put the Union back together? True or False?

• True
• False

When the Southern States left the Union they?

What was the name given to the Southern States?

What role did Clara Barton take on during the Civil War?

What speech did Lincoln give that ended with. A government of the people by the people and for the people?

• Emancipation Proclamation
• Second Inaugural Address
• Gettysburg Address
• Lincoln's Farewell Address