People
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
First shots fired to begin the Civil War
Fort Sumter
Northern Democrats who began to turn against Abraham Lincoln and the Union war effort became known as what?
Copperheads
How many African Americans served for the Union?
180,000
What is the one major overall cause of the Civil War...
SLAVERY
Major general of the Confederate Army
Robert E. Lee
First official battle of the Civil War outside of Washington D.C.
Battle of Manassas
Why did northern workers fear the abolition of slaves in the south?
How many brothers did Mary Todd Lincoln have and which side of the war did they fight?
She had 4 brothers who all fought for the Confederacy.
What is sectionalism?
When certain regions of the country each have their own interests and identity.
This Union General marched with his troops through Georgia and took the war to the heart of the South.
William Tecumseh Sherman
General “Stonewall” Jackson prevented northern troops from reaching the Confederate capital at which battle?
Battle of Manassas
What did the South use to try and gain European support for their war efforts?
Cotton Diplomacy
What was the purpose of the War in the West?
Gain control of the Mississippi River Valley
What was the population of the North and South separately at the start of the Civil War?
South = 5.5 Million
Black abolitionist who was responsible for the “North Star”
Frederick Douglass
General Grant waited for Union reinforcements then fought for two days to gain greater control of the Mississippi River valley in what battle?
Battle of Shiloh
What did Secretary of State Seward suggest we do to avoid a Civil War?
Go to war with Mexico!
Why was it more dangerous to be sent to a hospital tent on the battlefield?
disease and fear of gangrene. You were more likely to die from unsanitary conditions than actual fighting in the war.
How many miles of railroad for the North and South separately at the start of the Civil War?
North - 22,000
South - 9,000
Union general responsible for the Confederate defeat at Vicksburg and eventual overall commander
Ulysses S. Grant
The single bloodiest day battle in American history
Antietam
Who was Clara Barton and why is she important?
She was a nurse during the Civil War. She founded the American Red Cross.
What was the significance of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry?
It was an all black regiment for the Union made entirely of freed slaves.
Name 5 states of the Confederacy:
Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia