People
Vocabulary
The War in the East
Daily Life During the War
The Tide of War Turns
100
He carried out the Union plan to destroy southern rail roads and industries.
Who is General William Shermando?
100
This item was not very effective because Britain had a large supplies of cotton, and it got more from India and Egypt.
What is the cotton diplomacy?
100
The first major battle of the Civil War, and a Confederate victory.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
100
This freed slaves in Confederate states.
What is Emancipation Proclamation?
100
The Confederates marched slowly up toward Cemetery Ridge.
What is Pickett's Charge?
200
He died during the battle of Chancellorsville by getting accidentally shot by one of his troops.
Who is General Stonewall Jackson?
200
Ships heavily armored with iron.
What are ironclads?
200
Union army was forced to retreat from near Richmond.
What is Seven Day's Battle?
200
In July 1863, this regiment led a heroic charge on South Carolina's Fort Wagner.
What is the 54th Massachusetts Infantry?
200
Destroying civilian and economic resources.
What is total war?
300
He made the two part plan to destroy the south's economy with the naval blockade and gain control over the Mississippi River to divide the south.
Who is General Winfield Scott?
300
They wanted to free all slaves.
Who are abolitionists?
300
Jackson's troops and Popes Union met on the battlefield in August in 1862.
What is the Second Battle of Bull Run?
300
He called January 1, 1863 "the great day which is to determine the destiny, not only of the American Republic, but that of the American Continent".
Who is Frederick Douglas?
300
The Union tried to divide the Confederate army here, but failed.
Where is Fredericksburg?
400
He selected Ulysses S. Grant to replace General George B. McClellan.
Who is President Lincoln?
400
They were allowed to join the army.
What are contrabands?
400
The bloodiest single-day battle of the civil war.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
400
The constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment.
What is Habeas corpus?
400
President Lincoln gave a speech where he praised the bravery of the Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
500
General Grant forced him to to surrender.
Who is General Lee?
500
Where General Lee surrendered to General Grant, which ended the war.
What is the Appomattox Courthouse?
500
The Union navy built their own ironclad and named it.
What is the Monitor?
500
They opposes abolition and believed the war was not necessary and called for its end.
Who were Copperheads?
500
A series of battles designed to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virgina
What is the Wilderness Campaign?
M
e
n
u