The War Begins
The capture of this by the Confederacy started the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter?
New weapon that totally changes naval warfare.
What is an ironclad?
The capture of this was critical to the success of the Union's Anaconda Plan.
What is the Mississippi River?
These were Northerners who supported the Confederacy.
Who are Copperheads?
Who is George B McClellan?
Name two of the four Border States.
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri (also acceptable; West Virginia).
This man was offered the command of the Union Army by President Lincoln, he turned it down and went on to lead the Confederate Army.
Who is Robert E Lee?
He was the aggressive Union commander that captured Vicksburg and was promoted by Lincoln to command the Union Army.
Who is Ulysses S Grant?
She delivered medical supplies to the battlefield and cared for wounded soldiers. Her work helped form the US Red Cross.
This week long series of battles was Lee's first victory over the Union and saved Richmond, VA from capture.
What is Cotton Diplomacy?
The first major battle of the Civil War. Many civilians watched the battle from the surrounding hills. The battle was a confused mess won by the Confederacy.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
The Battle of Shiloh was US Grant's first major victory and led to the US having greater control over...
What is the Mississippi River (valley).
The name given to escaped slaves during the Civil War.
What is contrabands?
The definition of this word is to be set free from legal, social, or political restraint/restriction.
What is emancipation?
He was commander of the Union Army at the start of the war and came up with the Anaconda Plan.
Who is Winfield Scott?
An aggressive Confederate general who earned his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run and ended up being mistakenly killed by his own men.
Who is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
This Confederate controlled city was considered important to control of the Mississippi River and connecting the eastern and western Confederate states. It was the site of a horrible siege.
What is Vicksburg, MS?
The Battle of Antietam gave President Lincoln the victory he needed to issue this.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
President Lincoln is best remembered for freeing the slaves and two important documents. Name one of them.
1. The Emancipation Proclamation.
2. The Gettysburg Address.
The Union and Confederacy had many strengths and weaknesses going into the Civil War. Give a strength each side had at the start of the war.
Union = men, infrastructure, transportation.
Confederacy = military tradition, food.
The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day in US history. The battle was significant to the Civil War for two reasons, name one of them.
1. Stopped the Confederate invasion of the North.
2. Victory allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
Union admiral that raced his fleet past the Confederate forts in New Orleans.
Who is David Farragut?
This is the Constitutional protection against illegal imprisonment.
What is Habeas Corpus?
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry is remembered as...