Battles & Strategy
This first major battle of the war was a shocking victory for the South and showed both sides it would be a long war.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
He was the President of the United States (the Union) during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This 1852 book by Harriet Beecher Stowe made many Northerners realize how terrible slavery was.
: What is hardtack
This hard, cracker-like biscuit was the main food given to soldiers on both sides.
What is hardtack
The Union strategy to block Southern ports and divide the Confederacy was named after this giant snake.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
This Confederate General was known for his strategies and led the Army of Northern Virginia.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
This was the very first Southern state to secede (leave) from the Union in 1860.
What is South Carolina
This famous nurse was nicknamed the "Angel of the Battlefield" and later started the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton
The Monitor and the Merrimack made history as the first two battleships covered in this material.
What is iron (or ironclads)?
This Union general won major battles in the West and was later put in charge of the entire Union Army.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled against this enslaved man, saying that Black Americans were not citizens.
Who is Dred Scott
Because of the Union blockade, Southern families had to use things like chicory and acorns to replace this morning drink.
What is coffee
Fought in Maryland, this battle is famous for being the single bloodiest day in American history.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
his general got his famous nickname because he stood like a "stone wall" during a tough battle.
Who is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
This fierce abolitionist led a famous raid on a federal weapons storehouse at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
Who is John Brown
This was the slang term for Northerners who opposed the war and wanted to make immediate peace with the South.
What are Copperheads
This is the town where General Lee officially surrendered his army to General Grant, ending the main fighting.
What is AppomattoxCourt House
The Union gained total control of the Mississippi River after capturing this heavily guarded Confederate city.
What is Vicksburg?
This famous escaped slave became a powerful speaker and writer who convinced Lincoln to let Black men fight.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This 1850 law forced citizens in both the North and South to capture runaway slaves.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
This military camp in Georgia became infamous as a terrible Confederate prison where many Union soldiers died.
What is Andersonville
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially banned slavery across the entire country forever.
What is the 13th Amendment