Grade 4 History Ch. 13 The Civil War

Front 1

States from the South began
talking about wthdrawing from
the United States which was
called the _________.

Back 1

Union

Front 2

The quarrels between states of
the South and states of the
North led to the ______ _____.

Back 2

Civil War

Front 3

Farms in the North were small
and ________ (could/could not)
afford many slaves.

Back 3

could not

Front 4

Farms in the South were very large
and depended on ______ labor.

Back 4

slave

Front 5

Large Southern plantations
usually grew two crops,
_______ and _______.

Back 5

tobacco and cotton

Front 6

The ______ ______ was a machine
that quickly removed the
seeds from cotton.

Back 6

cotton gin

Front 7

______ _______ invented the cotton gin.

Back 7

Eli Whitney

Front 8

Why did Southern farmers want to buy slaves?

Back 8

They couldn't afford to
hire enough workers

Front 9

States not allowing people to own
slaves were called ____ states.

Back 9

free

Front 10

States that allowed people to own
slaves were called _____ states.

Back 10

slave

Front 11

A __________ is a decision
that tries to satisfy both
sides of an argument.

Back 11

compromise

Front 12

What was the agreement called where Maine
was to enter the Union as a free state
and Missouri as a slave state?

Back 12

the Missouri Compromise

Front 13

Under the Missouri Compromise,
no other states ________ of an established
boundary line could enter the Union as slave states.

Back 13

north

Front 14

In 1860 a new President of
the United States named
________ ________ was elected.

Back 14

Abraham Lincoln

Front 15

Abraham Lincoln _______ (did / did not)
want to see our country divided.

Back 15

did not

Front 16

________ _______ was the first
state to leave the Union.

Back 16

South Carolina

Front 17

List the six other states
that left the Union after
South Carolina.

Back 17

Mississippi; Florida; Alabama; Georgia; Louisiana; Texas

Front 18

What did the Southern states
call their new nation?

Back 18

the Conferderate States of America

Front 19

Who was first elected as president
of the confederate States of America?

Back 19

Jefferson Davis

Front 20

The Northern, or Union,
soldiers wore _____ uniforms.

Back 20

blue

Front 21

The Northern, Union troops were sometimes called "________".

Back 21

Yankees

Front 22

The Southern, or Confederate,
soldiers wore _______ uniforms.

Back 22

gray

Front 23

The Southern, Confederate
soldiers were sometimes called
"_________" or "________ _____".

Back 23

Rebels or Johnny Rebs

Front 24

The first shot that began the
Civil War was fired at
_______ ________.

Back 24

Fort Sumter

Front 25

Who won the first battle that was
fought over control of Fort Sumter?

Back 25

the Confederates

Front 26

Who was the president of the
United States that believed
the Union must be saved?

Back 26

Abraham Lincoln

Front 27

List two major differences between
life in the North and life in the South
at the time of the Civil War.

Back 27

1. The North had many small
farms and grew a lot of food
but the South grew mostly
tobacco and cotton.

2. The North had many
facotries but the South
didn't have factories to make
cloth.

Front 28

What did President Lincoln
put in place to stop the
South from trading with Europe?

Back 28

a blockade

Front 29

What ship did the Confederates
cover with thick iron plates?

Back 29

the Merrimac

Front 30

What was the name of the
Union's ironclad ship?

Back 30

the Monitor

Front 31

President Lincoln's announcement
that all slaves were free was
called the ________ _________.

Back 31

Emancipation Proclamation

Front 32

Who was the commander of all
Union armies?

Back 32

Ulysses S. Grant

Front 33

Who was the commander of the
Confederate army?

Back 33

Robert E. Lee

Front 34

The Battle of ___________ was
the turning point of the Civil War.

Back 34

Gettysburg

Front 35

During what battle did the
Union army win control over
the Mississipi River?

Back 35

the Battle of Vicksburg

Front 36

What was the name of the Union
general who captured Atlanta?

Back 36

William T. Sherman

Front 37

What was the capital city of
the Confederates?

Back 37

Richmond, Virginia

Front 38

What was the name of the place
where General Lee surrendered
to general Grant?

Back 38

Appomattox

Front 39

What were the two main
results of the Civil War?

Back 39

1. no state could leave the Union and
2. there would be no more
slavery in the United States

Front 40

What was the name of the man
who murdered President Lincoln?

Back 40

John Wilkes Booth

Front 41

Who became president after
President Lincoln was shot
and killed?

Back 41

Andrew Johnson

Front 42

Who won the Civil War and who
had to surrender?

Back 42

the Union won and the
Confederates had to surrender