Significant People
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
Main reason for the union going to war
To Bring the South back into the Union
The most important battle of the Civil war
The Battle of Gettysberg
The Issue that divided the nation
Slavery
what did the Emancipation Proclamation did
Freeing slaves in the Confederacy
The President of the Confederacy
The Main strategy of the Confederacy
To defend it self from Union forces and capture Washington D.C
Battle which is the most bloodiest day in American history
Battle of Antietam
In order to preserve slavery, the South did what?
Secede and form their own country
what the 13th amendment did
Abolish slavery
The commanding general of the Union
Ulysses S Grant
Three parts of the Anaconda Plan
The blockade of Confederate ports, The capture of The Mississippi River, and the capture of Richmond
The Battle of Manassas was also called what?
The first battle of bull run
The event that started the civil war
Battle of fort sumter
What the 14th amendment did
Reinforce the rights of citizens
The commanding general of the Confederate Army
Robert E Lee
The union's reason for war had changed and supported what
The Abolition of slavery
Who won the Battle of Vicksberg
Union Victory
Economy difference between North and South.
The south depended on slave use and was more agricultural while the North was more industrial and slavery was outlawed
what the 15th amendment did
Banned voter discrimination
The commander of the Army of the Potomac who was later dismissed by Lincoln.
George B Mcclellan
What was Sherman's march
A campaign in which General Sherman led his men through Georgia, pillaging the countryside and destroying military outposts and civilian properties
The battle of Shiloh significance
An attempt to keep Union forces out of the Mississippi
what is the Missouri Compromise?
Slavery is forbidden above the 36th parallel except Missouri and Maine would be a slave state