Secession
The name given to the four slave states who remained in the Union
Border States
The President of the United States during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
The President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
The bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War, after which Lincoln gave his Emancipation Proclamation
Antietam
The presidential act that freed all slaves in Confederate-held territory
The Emancipation Proclamation
The first state to secede from the Union
South Carolina
The number one cause of death among soldiers
Disease
The Commanding General of the Confederate Army
Robert E. Lee
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War, which marked a turning point in the war
Gettysburg
Lincoln's 272 word speech given at the dedication ceremony for the Soldiers' National Cemetery
The Gettysburg Address
The main reason given by Southern states for leaving the Union
States' Rights (to own black people)
The name given to the Union's war strategy
The Anaconda Plan
A new class of ship introduced during the Civil War, beginning with the USS Merrimack, renamed the Virginia after being seized by Confederate forces
Ironclads
The location of General Lee's surrender to General Grant
Appomattox Court House
Two ways in which Confederate slaves helped the Union war effort
Working slowly; Refusing to work; Breaking equipment & supplies; Escaping to freedom
The event (battle) that began the Civil War
The attack on Fort Sumter
Two strengths of the North
Large population; Strong industrial economy with factories & railroads; Large amounts of farmland for food; Strong navy & merchant fleet
Two strengths of the South
Fighting a defensive war on their homeland; Familiar territory & civilians; Better educated & experienced military commanders
The first major battle of the Civil War
First Bull Run
Two types of discrimination experienced by African American Soldiers
Lower pay; Kept out of combat roles; Required to serve in all-black regiments
Three new types of modern war technology
Cone-shaped bullets; Exploding shells; Machine guns; Land mines; Trenches; Observation Balloons; Submarines
Two weaknesses of the North
The war was unpopular; The North would need to conquer the South
Two weaknesses of the South
Agrarian society focused on cash crops; Few factories to produce weapons & ammunition; Few railroads to move troops & supplies; Confederate Constitution favored state over federal authority; Smaller population, over 1/3 were slaves
The General who led the March to the Sea from Atlanta to Savannah, GA
William Tecumseh Sherman
The all-black regiment that led an attack on Fort Wagner, whose valor & courage helped earn respect for African American troops
The 54th Massachusetts Regiment