Lincoln
The President of the United States during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
The location of the first shots fired in the Civil War.
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Voted to secede from the Union in 1860.
South Carolina
Elected President of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis
Capital of the United States (Union)
Washington DC
Died of Typhoid fever after the Union took Fort Donaldson
Willie Lincoln
A naval battle that set the precedent for future Naval warfare
Monitor vs. Merrimac
Allowed Kansas to vote on whether they became a slave state or Free state.
Capital of the Confederacy.
Richmond, VA
In 1864, became commander of the Western forces, his March to the Sea devastated the Confederacy.
William Tecumseh Sherman
Lincoln's lifetime political foe.
Stephen Douglas
Took New Orleans for the Union in May 1862
David Farragut
Attempted to start a slave rebellion with weapons stolen from Harper's Ferry, WV.
John Brown
The Confederate strategy to entice the European countries to help them in the Civil War.
Cotton Diplomacy
This Rapid fire, hand-cranked gun was first used in combat by the Union Army during the Civil War.
Gatling Gun
The first political office that Lincoln held.
State Representative for Illinois
The first major battle of the Civil War. Stonewall Jackson pushed the Union back to DC.
1st Battle of Bull Run
An escaped slave that became an influential political figure, pushing Lincoln to emancipate the slaves.
Fredrick Douglas
The Cherokee nation sided with the ________.
Confederacy
Had a successful career during the Civil War and, in 1867, was dispatched in the West against the Native Americans.
General George Custer
Describe Abraham Lincoln’s platform in the Election of 1860.
No expansion of slavery
Protective Tariffs
Internal Improvements
Explain the three parts of the Anaconda plan.
Use the navy to blockade southern ports
Divide the confederacy in two by taking the Mississippi River
Raise and train an army 500,000 strong to take Richmond
List the four border states.
Maryland
Missouri
Kentucky
Delaware
What were the five terms of the Surrender at Appomattox?
Soldiers would not be imprisoned or prosecuted for treason
Officers could keep their pistols and swords
Soldiers could take home their horses and mules
Lee was given food rations to distribute to his starving army
Lee’s surrender signaled the end of the way, but fighting continued in the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida.
In what five ways did women contribute to the Civil War?
Supported War efforts at home
Ran farms and businesses while men were away
Disguised themselves as men and fought as soldiers
Served as spies
Served as nurses