Civil War People
The President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
President Lincoln believed it was illegal for the Southern states to do this, which means leave the union.
Secede
The tactic which called for the destruction of the enemy’s resources such as animals, supplies, railroads, and factories. What was this?
Total War
Served as spies in the Civil War
women
what battle was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War?
What is the Battle of Antietam?
This area had better banking/financial systems in place.
North
He was known for his March to Sea destroying everything in his path from Atlanta to Savannah.
William T Sherman
Group of people opposed to slavery
abolitionists
This event kicked off the Civil War with the first shots fired here
What was the attack on Fort Sumter?
The Battle of Vicksburg was crucial to obtaining what part of the Anaconda Plan?
Controlling the Mississippi River
South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860
Secede, leave the Union
Most of the destruction (complete ruin) was in the ______ since most of the battles were fought here.
South
This woman was one of the main conductors of the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman
This document declared slaves in rebelling states were henceforward free
Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln's speech given November 19th, 1863 to memorialize fallen troops at a Battlefield.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
His goal was to steal guns and arm enslaved people so they could fight for their freedom. He was captured and executed.
John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry
Southern war strategy
Who was elected President of the United States in 1860.
Abraham Lincoln
Union leader who was successful in defeating the Confederates.
Ulysses S. Grant?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves that lived where?
Slave states in the Confederacy
What were two Northern Advantages in the war?
What are a larger population, more supplies/resources; industrialization, railroads?
Which General Did Abraham Lincoln fire?
George McClellan
This battle proved that having the high ground was an important war tactic and saw a confederate victory because of it.
Battle of Fredericksburg
Southern advantages in the war
Home Court Advantage and possible help from the British, great military leaders
The initial cause of the Civil War
Keeping Union together
What were the 3 steps of the North's War Strategy known as the anaconda plan
Control the Mississippi River
Get Richmond VA
The first official battle of the Civil War
Bull Run
States that supported the Union and did not join the Confederacy despite being slave states.
Border States
Shortly after a union victory at this location Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.
Where is Antietam?
What were the Dates of the Civil War
April 12, 1861- April 9, 1865
Who was the 54th Massachusetts Infantry
Most famous all black regiment in the Civil War
Women's roles during the War?
Nurse, cooks, spies, manufacturing jobs, fundraising
He was the most prominent general for the South?
Robert E Lee
Name two reasons for the Civil War
the differences in geography and the different economies of the North/South; the issue over states' rights; the issue of slavery; the Missouri Compromise; Bleeding Kansas; John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry; the Election of 1860, Secession
Why Lincoln changed the goal of the Civil War
To raise moral and keep Britain away
Reasons for Britain's refusal to help the South
They did not believe in slavery and abolished it before the US did.