Causes of the Civil War
The state's right that the South was fighting for and overall cause of the entire civil war.
What is slavery?
Famous Confederate general from Virginia who had rejected a position as a general in the Union because it would mean having to betray his people.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The states that the Union could not lose to the Confederacy due to the advantage they would give.
What are the border states?
The side where battles were most frequently fought in.
What is the South?
A response from civilians after drafting began.
What are riots?
The doctrine that led to Bleeding Kansas and further worsened the strained relationship between the North and South.
What is popular sovereignty?
The Union general that was fired for not following up his attack.
Who is George B. McClellan?
A major advantage the Union had over the Confederacy that allowed them to transport goods and soldiers much faster.
What are railroads?
Three day battle that was the turning point in the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
What is the Gettysburg Address?
A book that ended up being so prevalent that the South had attempted to ban it.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
The Union general who was nicknamed for the amount of soldiers he killed with his strategies.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
An advantage the Union had over the Confederacy when it came to a war of attrition.
What is a greater population?
The first major battle of the Civil War.
What is Bull Run / the Battle of Manassas?
A speech given by Lincoln that had changed and declared the intent of the Union and changed the reason for the war.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The court case that enraged abolitionists and called African Americans property.
What is Dred Scott vs Sanford?
The Union general in chief responsible for the Anaconda Plan.
Who is Winfield Scott?
An advantage the Union had over the Confederacy when it came to supplying armies.
What is greater industry?
The bloodiest battle in the entire war.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
A strategy used by William T. Sherman that was meant to demoralize the South and destroy property.
What is the March to the Sea?
The event that was the breaking point and caused the formation of the Confederacy and the Civil War.
What is the election of 1860?
A Confederate general that was accidentally killed by his own troops.
Who is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
An advantage the Confederacy was hoping for but never came.
What is European assistance?
A battle that ended up being a major blow to the South due to the loss of one of their best and most respected generals.
What is the Battle of Chancellorsville?
The event that marked the end of the Civil War.
What is Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse?