Why the South won many battles
They had the high ground
He waged Total War
William Tecumseh Sherman
By the end of the Civil War _____ made up about 10% of the Union Army
African Americans
There are many similarities between THESE TWO MEN'S assassinations
Lincoln & Kennedy
Neither
Where General Lee surrendered to General Grant
Appomattox Court House
What brand-new state broke away from the Confederacy to stay with the Union (North)
West Virginia
One of the two countries the South hoped to gain support from during the Civil War
France or Britain
Turning point battle of the Civil War
Gettysburg
This helped Lincoln win re-election in the Election of 1864
Capture of Atlanta
Pickett's _____ was a huge loss for the South at Gettysburg and one of Lee's only mistakes during the war.
Charge
Of the 11 Confederate States, this one was the largest
Texas
_____ Jackson was killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville
Stonewall
He shot Lincoln (his FULL NAME)
John Wilkes Booth
Who Lincoln made commander of the entire Union Army after his successful siege of Vicksburg
General Grant
Where Lincoln was when he was assassinated
Theater (Ford's)
Because of Grant's successful siege of Vicksburg, the Union was able to gain full control of THIS
Mississippi River
This officially ended slavery
13th Amendment
TRUE or FALSE Grant's terms to the South after their surrender was very generous
TRUE
Your second-in-command during the Civil War Game
Colonel