Dates/Statistics
When did the Civil War start? (year)
1861
Who was the Union President?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the Confederate President?
Jefferson Davis
Which army lost the war?
Confederate Army (not "Southern Army")
True or False:
Soldiers went into war with little training.
True
When was the Emancipation Proclamation passed? (year)
1863
What act did Lincoln pass?
Emancipation Proclamation
What people made up most of the Confederate army?
Poor farmers
Which army did slaves fight for?
Union Army.
What was the draft?
A law that forced all men to serve in the army whether they wanted to or not.
What fraction of the Union soldiers were immigrants from Europe?
One-Fourth
What was the official uniform for Union soldiers?
Dark blue jackets, blue pants, and blue caps.
What was the official uniform for Confederate soldiers?
Long tan-gray shirts, pants, and jackets.
True or False:
The Union Army was prepared for a long, bloody war.
False
What did Abraham Lincoln spend the early years of the war doing?
He appointed general after general to find someone who would lead his army to victory.
How many African Americans were in the Union Army?
180,000
What did the South have that the North didn't?
Expert generals.
What did the South fight for?
To be free from Northern control, since they wanted to leave the Union.
OR
To preserve slavery because it was their way of life.
What advantages did the Northerners have?
More manpower
OR
Better motivation
Why did the armies adopt official uniforms?
Different clothing on the battlefield was confusing because troops would sometimes shoot at their own men, so both armies adopted official uniforms.
How many people died in the war?
752,000
What was the Union's biggest motivation to win the war?
Freed slaves fought for their own freedom, and for slaves who had not yet been freed.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
A famous war general who turned down an offer to fight for the Union to command the Confederate Army.
What did the South lack that led to the North's victory in the war?
A large population of soldiers who were allowed to fight in the war.
Why was prohibiting slaves from fighting a bad thing for the South?
Since most of the Southern population was slaves, only a small army could be formed. This made it difficult to replace dead or wounded soldiers.