Battles
Bloodiest single day battle (most lives lost)
Antietam
General of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
What was the occasion that led to Lincoln going to Gettysburg and delivering the Gettysburg Address?
They were dedicating a cemetary there to those that died in the battle
What was the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond, Virginia
Why was the Battle of Vicksburg important?
The Union got full control of the Mississippi River
General of the Union
Ulysses S. Grant
What happened at Appomattox?
Lee surrendered to Grant
Turning point of the war battle
Gettysburg
How did Stonewall Jackson get his nickname?
By standing his ground in the face of gunfire during a battle (Bull Run)
Name of Lincoln's executive order declaring the end of slavery in states who were rebelling from the US
Emancipation Proclamation
What foreign country was considering (and being appealed to) to get involved in the Civil War and why?
England because it relied on the South's cotton
Which event in the civil war was an example of total war?
Sherman's March to the Sea
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
What is total war?
It eliminates the distinction between combatants and non-combatants, making civilians, infrastructure, and factories legitimate military targets
What was the name of the Union ironclad ship in the Battle of Hampton Roads
The Monitor
1. What weaker personality trait led Lincoln to fire George McClellan after Fort Sumter?
2. What didn't McClellan do?
1. He was overly cautious
2. He didn't go after Lee when he retreated after Antietam
1. What year was Lincoln referring to at the start of the Gettysburg address (four score and seven years ago)?
2. What happened in that year?
3. Why was he referencing that year
1. 1776
2. Declaration of Independence
3. He was saying that we were fighting (in the civil war) for the survival of the country and for our country's key values
What was the Anaconda Plan?
The North's plan to strangle the South by controlling the waterways all around it (cutting it in half and cutting it off from supplies and help)