Causes/Miscellaneous
Who raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
What was the first battle that began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
In what part of the US were more battles fought: the North or the South?
South
List 3 innovations or technologies introduced during the war.
What are rifled weapons, ironclad ships, telegraph, trench warfare, mines, and photography?
Who was Harriet Tubman and how did she contribute to the Civil War?
She was an escaped slave that created the Underground Railroad
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war?
Battle of Gettysburg
The Union represented the __________ part of the United States, and the Confederacy represented the ________ part of the United States
Northern; Southern
Northern commander who marched East across Georgia, Atlanta to Savannah, destroying everything in his path.
General Sherman
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
After losing the first of this battle to the Confederacy, Union president Lincoln issued a call for more volunteers.
What was the Battle of Bull Run?
Who won the Civil War?
The Union (North)
Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?
He wanted to steal weapons to start an anti-slavery rebellion
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
They were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops.
What was the title of the speech/document Lincoln gave in order to free slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
This battle was the bloodiest single-day battle of the war. McClellan (N) attacked Lee (S) after discovering a lost dispatch from Lee and learning of his position.
What is Battle of Antietam?
What were some effects of the war on the South?
Cities, buildings, and plantations were burned and destroyed, and slaves were freed in the former Confederacy.
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states' rights
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves? Who was the inventor?
What was the Cotton Gin? Who was Eli Whitney?
This Northern General was willing not only to fight but also to do whatever was needed to end the war even if it meant ordering his generals to use the method of total war.
Ulysses S. Grant
After one of the last battles of the Civil War this is where General Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse
What were the two nicknames given to northerners and southerners during the Civil War?
Yankees (Northerners); Rebels (Southerners)