Question

1. President of the Confederacy David Farragut 2. killed by one of his own men P.G.T. Beauregard 3. crossed Confederate lines to capture New Orleans "Stonewall" Jackson 4. proposed a compromise that was rejected Jefferson Davis 5. Lincoln's Vice President for his second term General George Meade 6. trained his troops thoroughly Alexander Stephens 7. stationed at Fort Sumter at the beginning of war Andrew Johnson 8. Confederate Vice President Robert Anderson 9. met and defeated Robert E. Lee at the battle of Gettysburg John J. Crittenden 10. Confederate general at first battle of Bull Run George B. McClellan

Answer 1

Correct matches below.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jefferson Davis - Confederate president

"Stonewall" Jackson - killed by one of his own men

David Farragut - crossed Confederate lines to capture New Orleans

John J. (Or Joseph) Crittenden - proposed a compromise that was rejected

Andrew Johnson - Lincoln's vice president for his 2nd term

George McClellan - trained his troops thoroughly

Robert Anderson - stationed at Fort Sumter at the beginning of war

Alexander Stephens - Confederate vice president

George Meade - met & defeated Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg

P.G.T Beauregard - Confederate general at first battle of Bull Run

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Answer 2

1. President of the Confederacy: Jefferson Davis. Jefferson Davis was the first and only president of the Confederate states which attempted to break away from the Union leading to the civil war. He served as Secretary of War under Franklin Pierce prior.

2. Killed by one of his own men: Stonewall Jackson. Jackson served as the commanding Confederate general who earned the nickname Stonewall Jackson after driving back a strong Union assault on a Confederate position. He was accidentally shot by one of his own men in 1863 and died several days later.

3. Crossed Confederate lines to capture New Orleans: David Farragut. Farragut was a Naval officer for the Union assigned to capture New Orleans, which he successfully did in 1862 and helped the Union control the Mississippi River during the Civil War.

4. Proposed a compromise that was rejected: John J. Crittenden. Crittenden was a politician who before the Civil War, unsuccessfully proposed a compromise known as the Crittenden Compromise in 1860 to ease tensions between the North and South by expanding the slave state line all the way to the pacific.

5. Lincoln's vice president for his second term: Andrew Johnson. Andrew Johnson served as Lincoln's vice president before he rose to become president after Lincoln's infamous assassination.

6. Trained his troops thoroughly: Robert E Lee. Robert E Lee was one of the greatest generals in American history, winning most battles against a much larger Union army through successful mobilization and organization of his armies. He often used aggressive approaches to fighting, and unsuccessfully invaded the North twice.

7. Stationed at Fort Sumter at the beginning of the war: Robert Anderson. Anderson was a Union general who commanded Northern forces at Fort Sumter which saw the Confederacy capture the fort and its facilities from the North and lead to the start of the Civil War.

8. Confederate Vice President: Alexander Stephens served as the Vice President to Jefferson Davis in the Confederate states. Stephens was an advocate for expanding slavery into other territories and after the war, served as the Governor of Georgia.

9. Met and defeated Robert E Lee at the battle of Gettysburg: General George Meade. Meade was a commanding officer for the Union who previously served in the Mexican-American war. He earned his reputation after stopping Lee's invasion of the north at Gettysburg which became the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

10. Confederate general at first battle of Bull Run: P.G.T. Beauregard. Beauregard commanded Confederate soldiers at first battle of Bull Run, successfully driving back Union soldiers were marching to Richmond to try and bring a premature ending the Confederacy at the start of the war.