Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Prologue

1. Where is Gettysburg?

Pennsylvania

2. What type of community was Gettysburg?

Farming

3. How many people lived in Gettysburg at that time?

2500

4. Who was the commander of the Southern army?

Lee

5. What was the name of the Southern army?

Confederate

6. Who was the commander of the Northern army?

Meade

7. What was the name of the Northern army?

Union

8. What year is the main focus of the story?

1863

9. Who was the president of the Southern states?

Jefferson Davis

10. What was the last name of the famous orator scheduled to speak at Gettysburg?

Everett

11. How many men were lost on each side of the Battle of Gettysburg?

20,000

12. How many days did the Battle of Gettysburg last?

3

13. Who was Andrew Curtin?

Governor of Pennsylvania

14. Who was the man put in charge of cemetery operation?