Vocabulary
Weapons, ammunition, and equipment used for the war
siegeworks
siege
munition
munition
The battle that had a profound influence on the war was
Gettysburg
Appomattox
Chickamauga
Gettysburg
Which Republican president opposed slavery?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Explain what the election of 1860 meant for many southerners?
It meant the end of their way of life. They did not know how to live without slaves.
the act of spying to gather information about the enemy's position and weaknesses
scouting
siegeworks
siege
negotiate
scouting
Robert E Lee surrendered at
Gettysburg
The Emancipation Proclamation
Appomattox Courthouse
Appomattox Courthouse
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Who captured and burned Atlanta, an important rail hub for the confederacy?
Stephan Douglas
William T. Sherman
George McClellen
Thomas Jackson
William T. Sherman
to discuss or bargain between two or more parties in order to reach an agreement
secede
negotiate
scouting
munition
negotiate
This was a period of time after the Civil War when America was being rebuilt by reuniting the nation physically, socially, and politically.
Reconstruction
Rebuilding Era
State's Rights
The New Era
Reconstruction
Which Union general did the president trust most of all?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Which Union general attempted to capture Richmond from the Confederates in the Peninsular Campaign?
Stephan Douglas
William T. Sherman
George McClellan
Thomas Jackson
George McClellan
negotiate
secede
scouting
siege
secede
The notice that promised to free all enslaved people was the
Appomattox Courthouse Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Which Confederate general was the most famous and became the superintendent of West Point?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee
a temporary fortification where guns are mounted
siege
siegeworks
munition
secede
siegeworks
The principle that the federal government has only limited authority over each state is called
state's rights
reconstruction
Emancipation Proclamation
state's rights
Which Confederate general stood like a "stone wall" during the battle of Bull Run?
Stephen Douglas
Thomas Jackson
George Meade
George McClellan
Thomas Jackson