Misc
How did families communicate with loved ones on the front
What were letters
What event made the Southern States secede?
Who was the leader of the Union Forces?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
What group of people made up 50% of both armies?
What were farmers under the age of 30
What was the calvary?
What are soldiers on horseback.
What "factor" made fighting more efficient and deadlier than ever?
What was advances in technology
What battle is referred to as the 1st shots of the Civil War?
What is the battle of Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
Who was the leader of the Confederate Forces who resigned from the United States to fight for his home state?
Who is General Robert E. Lee.
What 3 advantages did the North have during the Civil War?
What is population, larger cities, railroads, more factories, stronger military, larger navy.
What was the infantry?
What are foot soldiers.
What was the Confederacy?
What was the outcome of the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
What 3 advantages did the South have during the Civil War
What was "home field advantage", more talented generals, needed to defend themselves, and had the most important cash crop - Cotton.
What were the 5 states that had slaves and remained in the Union called? Name all 5 states.
What were the border states. What are West Virginia, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland.
What was the Union?
What was The United States of America.
What was the outcome of the Battle at Hampton Roads?
What was a draw between the Union and Confederacy.
Who aided wounded soldiers and founded the Red Cross?
Who is Clara Barton.
What were 2 vital parts of General Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan?
What was the blocking of ports along the Atlantic, starving the South of supplies, the capture of Richmond, and the ultimate control of the Mississippi.
What were the ships plated with thick metal and could withstand heavy artillery fire called?
What were ironclads
Where was the capital of the Confederacy?
What was Richmond, Virginia.
What battle was the single bloodiest day during the Civil War?
What was Antietam.
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Who is Jefferson Davis.
What caused the most death in the Civil War?
What was disease.
What was the type of weapon used by both sides that utilized a spiral grooved barrel?
What is a rifled musket