Vocabulary
Southern States that fought with the Union
Border States
He became the 16th president of the U.S. after the election of 1860.
Abraham Lincoln
The site of the first shots of the Civil War
Fort Sumter, SC
These were TWO advantages of the North
More people, more money, factories/Manufacturing, transportation, communication, Abraham Lincoln
TWO advantages of the South in the Civil War
Better soldiers, fighting for freedom, fighting on home turf
Wooden Ship covered in Metal
Ironclad
He became president of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
The state where the Civil War began
South Carolina
How most northerners felt about slavery
They did not like it but they did not want free African Americans living in their communities
The reason the Confederacy left the Union
Feared Abraham Lincoln would abolish slavery
Fighting between 2 or more groups from the same country
Civil War
He was the Southern general in charge of the Confederate Army.
Robert E. Lee
Battle in Tennessee where both sides suffered heavy losses
Battle of Shiloh
The North's plan for a quick victory in the Civil War
Anaconda Plan
What was the Confederacy's goal for the Civil War
Defeat the Union and continue slavery
To break away from government and start another country
Secede
He was the Southern general who became famous for hold a defensive line during the 1st Battle of Bull Run
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Battle between The Virginia and The Monitor
Battle of the Ironclads
Abraham Lincoln's original goal for slavery?
Leave it in the South but stop it from going West
This southern state was the location for the Battle of Bull Run
Virginia
Someone who is on the run from the law
Fugitive
He was the Northern general who assisted Abraham Lincoln in winning the Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
The capture of this city by the Union gave the North control of the Mississippi
New Orleans
The reason the Mississippi was important to victory in the Civil War
It was used by the South to move people and supplies
The amount of years it took the South to surrender
4 years