States
Name four states that were part of the Confederacy
Varies
First "Battle" of Civil War
African American infantry that played a crucial role in the fight for the north, especially in South Carolina
54th Massachusetts Infantry
Disease/Infection
Where was the Confederacy capital located?
Richmond, Va
Commander of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
Antietam
What was Cotton Diplomacy?
Efforts made by the south to persuade Europe to support them in the war because of Europe's need for the South's cotton.
Which side had more experienced soldiers and generals?
The South
Where did Lee surrender to Grant.
Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia.
President of the Confederacy of the United States
Jefferson Davis
Bloodiest three day event in U.S. History
Gettsyburg
A strategy used by the South to break through Union ships attempting to thwart the delivery of goods/weapons/supplies.
Blockade Running
The war lasted from this year to this year.
1861-1865
What were the four border states?
Kentucky, Delaware, Missouri, and Maryland
Who was a nurse in the war and founded The Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Climax of Gettsyburg
Pickett's Charge
the name given to white northerners who supported the south
Copperheads
What were the terms of surrender?
1.) lay down arms
2.) Soldiers would not be imprisoned or killed or charged with
3.) soldiers could take home livestock
4.) Were provided food rations
General Lee surrendered to Grant after the capture of this southern city?
Richmond
Who won the elections of 1860 and 1864?
Abraham Lincoln
Sherman's March to Sea
What were the three parts of the Anaconda Plan?
1.) Divide Confederacy in half at Mississippi
2.) Blockade southern ports
3.) Capture Richmond
Name three ways women played a role in the Civil War
nurses, spies, disguised as male soldiers, ran businesses and farms