Causes of the War
This 1860 election convinced many Southern states that their way of life was threatened.
The election of Lincoln.
The first battle of the Civil War took place in VA July 1861
First Battle of Bull Run
He was the president of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis
Who was the civilian who lost her life at the Battle of Gettyburg.
Mary Virginia Wade
This document declared freedom for slaves in Confederate-held territory.
Emancipation Proclamation
Southern states claimed the right to leave the Union under this political principle
States Rights
This bloody battle from 1862 became the bloodiest single day in American History.
Battle of Antietam
This Union general won many battles in the West and later became President.
Ulysses Grant
Women often served the war effort in this role.
Nurses
This Amendment permanently abolished slavery in the United States.
13th Amendment
This issue divided the nation over whether new territories should allow slavery.
Expansion of Slavery
This 1863 battle marked a turning point and ended Lee's invasion of the North.
Battle of Gettysburg
This Confederate general famously led the Army of Northern Virginia
Robert E. Lee
This strategy was used by General Sherman on his "March to the Sea."
physiological warfare
This famous speech emphasized unity and equality at a battlefield cemetery.
Gettysburg Address
The immediate action taken by South Carolina that began the process of Civil War.
Succession
Grant lost more men in this battle than Lee had in his entire army.
Battle of Cold Harbor.
This confederate general earned his nickname at the first battle of Bull Run
Stonewall Jackson
The South relied heavily on this economic system to fund the war.
Cotton diplomacy
This event occurred shortly after the war ended which shocked the nation.
Assassination of Lincoln.
The legal term for the draft
Conscription
This battle cut the confederacy in half. We also had complete control of the MS River.
Battle of Vicksburg
This general was instrumental in creating the Anaconda Plan. He was also fired by Lincoln.
Winfield Scott
The South was eager to get Britain to support the war effort. Diplomats were sent to encourage England. What event was this?
Trent Affair
What was the Union's strategy during the war.
1. Anaconda Plan- Scott
2. Control the Entire MS River- Grant
3. Total War- Sherman
4. Capture of Richmond