Battles
Battle of Fort Sumter
What was the Kansas Nebraska Act?
Said that Kansas and Nebraska would be determined as free or slave based on popular sovereignty (voting)
Kansas got violent as people are fighting to impact the vote of slave or free
What were two advantages of the North?
More people, navy, food production, railroads
What was the political party that Lincoln was a part of?
The Republican Party
Battle of Gettysburg
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves in the Confederate states
How did Uncle Tom's Cabin contribute to the start of the Civil War?
Revealed the evils of slavery to the North
What were two advantages of the south?
Better generals, motivated soldiers, home field advantage, defensive war
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What war strategy was used in Sherman's March to the Sea?
Total warfare
Why did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?
What was the first state to leave the Union?
South Carolina
Who did the South have to rely on for manufactured goods?
Britain
What was the name of the famous all African American unit?
54th Massachusetts Regiment
What were the two battles that the Confederacy won?
Battle of Fort Sumter and the Battle of Bull Run
What was the result of Dred Scott v Sanford?
Declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional and stated that slaves had no rights and that they were not citizens
Why did Southern states leave the Union?
Lincoln was elected
What was the southern war strategy?
Play a defensive war and invade the North if the opportunity arises
What did women do to help during the Civil War?
Worked as nurses, spies, cooks, disguised themselves as men to fight
What was the last battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Why did Lincoln free the slaves?
As a war tactic
What was the name of the southern state alliance?
Confederate State of America
What were the three components of the Anaconda Plan?
Blockade the south, gain control of the Mississippi River, capture Richmond
Name three reasons why the South ultimately lost the Civil War?
Britain stopped trading with them, food shortages, low on troops, slaves are free