The North
With around 22 million people to the South's 9 million, this advantage was a contributing factor to the North's victory in the war.
What is the population?
In contrast to the North, the South's greatest strength was its military ___________.
What is leadership?
He was president of the Union and is best known for the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Also known as the Battle of Manassas, this early Civil War battle was a Confederate victory and inspired Lee's forces moving forward.
What is the Battle of Bull Run?
African Americans rushed to join the Union army following this legal action was taken by Abraham Lincoln.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
About 90% of the nation's manufacturing and most of its banks were in the North, making them more __________ advanced than the South.
What is technologically?
This river split the South in two meaning, that if the North gained control of it, the South would be in trouble.
What is the Mississippi River?
A senator from Mississippi, this man later became the president of the Confederacy.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
Directly following the Anaconda Plan, the battle in Maryland is widely considered a loss for both sides.
What is The Battle of Antietam?
The Civil War was the bloodiest war to date due to the creation of new technology like this type of bullet that, despite its name, is not round in shape.
What is the Minie Ball?
This mode of transportation that uses cars and track helped the North easily move troops and supplies throughout the states.
What is the railroad?
The Southern economy could not sustain a long war because it was based on the growing of crops and raising of animals also known as this.
What is agriculture?
Once a soldier for the U.S. Army, this man resigned to become commander in chief of the Confederate Forces.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
This famous battle resulted in the creation of the first national battlefield cemetery and the similarly named address famously given by Abraham Lincoln. It was also a victory for the Union.
What is The Battle of Gettysburg?
Along with being a nurse, Clara Barton founded this organization that is known for blood drives and disaster relief.
What is The American Red Cross?
Most of the North's __________ decided to fight for the South leaving the North at a military disadvantage.
What is their leadership?
The south lacked this new technology which allowed for the transmission of messages between government and military leaders.
What is the telegraph?
Fired for his inability to stop Lee, this Union general was initially chosen for his ability to mend broken armies.
Who is George B. McClellan?
Because of its importance to the Confederacy due to its location along the Mississippi, the battle fought here in 1862 was an important and lasting victory for the Union.
What is Vicksburg?
Six days after Lee's surrender, President Lincoln was assassinated by this actor and Confederate sympathizer.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
Northern troops lacked a _______-field advantage since they spent most of their time fighting in Southern territory.
What is home-field?
Based in Vicksburg, this technology was one of the only things that allowed the South transport supplies across the Mississippi River.
What is the railroad?
As the war raged on, this group of people came to the forefront as business leaders, farm hands, teachers, government workers, and nurses.
Who are women?
Not so much a battle as an end to total war, General Lee surrendered here on April 9, 1865.
What is Appomattox Court House?
The two ships involved in an incident were the Merrimac and this Union ship said to resemble a "chesse box on a raft."
What is the Monitor?