Civil War People
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
These heavily armored warships changed naval warfare during the Civil War.
What are ironclads?
South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860
What is secession?
The first battle of the Civil War
What was the First Battle of Bull Run?
The first shots of the war were fired here
What is Fort Sumter? or Charleston, SC?
Which side called themselves the Confederacy
What is the South?
The Union general who later became President
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This group of people were opposed to slavery
What are abolitionists?
This event kicked off the Civil War
What was the attack on Fort Sumter?
This 3 day battle was the deadliest conflict in North American history
What is the battle of Gettysburg?
The capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond, VA?
Northern advantages in the war.
What are population, technology, industrialization, railroads?
He shouted "thus always to tyrants" after he shot the President.
Who is John Wilkes Booth
This group of eleven Southern states seceded from the Union in 1861.
What is the Confederacy?
Lincoln's speech given November 19th, 1863, after a major battle.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
After this battle the Civil War became a war of attrition for the South.
What is the battle of Vicksburg?
Local town where Frederick Douglass spent much of his time.
What is New Bedford, MA?
A new type of gun that replaced muskets during the war
What is a rifle?
Turned down the job from the North Army to take full command of the South's Army
Who is General Robert E. Lee
This document declared slaves in rebelling states were henceforward free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
On April 14th, 1865, this President was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending a play at Ford's Theater.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Bloodiest SINGLE DAY battle in the war
What is the Battle of Antietam
Sherman's March to the Sea ended in this city
What is Savannah, GA?
The capital city of the Confederate States
What was Richmond, Virginia?
Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea"
Who is William Sherman?
Mandatory military service; this was put into place in the North and the South
What is a draft?
On April 9th 1865, Robert E Lee met with U.S. Grant to do this.
What is surrender?
This battle secured Union control of the Mississippi River
What is the Siege of Vicksburg?
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, West Virginia and Delaware
What are slave states that remained in the union?
The most common cause of death during the war
What is disease/infection?
An infamously cautious Union general; He was removed from his post after the Battle of Antietam
Who is General McClellan?
This Union strategy to win the war had three parts: blockade Southern cities, control the Mississippi River, and capture Richmond.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
After the Battle of Chancellorsville, this Confederate general was mistakenly shot by his own men.
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
In this battle, the Union captured an important rail/industrial center in the South
What is the capture of Atlanta?
Robert E. Lee surrendered here in April 1865
Where is Appomattox, VA?
General Winfield Scott's plan for defeating the South?
What is the Anaconda Plan?