Causes
The election of this person led to the Civil War
Lincoln
In the beginning, most of the battles were fought in the_____?
South
Who was the General at the Siege of Vicksburg?
Ulysses S. Grant
Union troops destroyed a 300 mile long path in the south during
Siege of Vicksburg
Sherman's march to the sea
Gettysburg Address
Sherman's march to the sea
This was the President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
What did the South feel was necessary for their economy?
Slavery
What is the Emancipation Proclammation?
Freed the slaves in the South
This 3 day battle in Pennsylvania cost the lives of thousands. The Union won.
Battle of Gettysburg
General Lee met General Grant at ________ for surrender.
Appomattox Court House
Soldiers during the Civil War had to eat dry bread called
Hardtack
The South felt like they were losing this to the federal government
State's rights
What is considered the bloodiest one day battle?
Battle of Antietam
One reason the Siege of Vicksburg was successful
Grant surrounded the city and bombed almost daily
April 1865
Most deaths in the Civil War were caused from
illness
The first state to secede
South Carolina
This is the first land battle of the Civil War
Bull Run
Where and why did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?
In Gettysburg at a new cemetery to honor the fallen soldiers
President Lincoln was assassinated by
True or False: After the Civil War it became clear that states were more powerful than the National government
False
What does it mean when people were loyal to their part of the country
sectionalism
This was a major effect of the Battle of Antietam
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclammation
What was an effect of the Siege of Vicksburg?
The Confederacy was split in 2
General Sherman and his troops marched to Atlanta and fought fiercely against the Confederates. What was it called?
The Atlanta Campaign
What was the name of the Union's plan for attack?
Anaconda plan