Vocabulary
People
States
The North
The South
100
the first major battle of the Civil War
First Battle of Bull Run
100
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
100
How many Confederate states were there?
11
100
What was the population of the Union?
about 22 million
100
Approximately how many slaves were under the Confederate states?
3.5 million
200
What was the Union fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina?
Fort Sumter
200
Who was the Confederate general at Bull Run?
Thomas J. Jackson
200
How many states made up the Union?
24
200
What percentage of the nation's factories were under Union control?
85%
200
What was the reason that Confederate soldiers fought so passionately for the Confederacy?
To perserve their way of life
300
nation formed by the Southern States
Confederacy
300
Who was the Confederate general that was once a Union general?
Robert E. Lee
300
Name the slave states that did NOT secede from the Union.
Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware
300
What percentage of the nation's railroad mileage was under Union control?
70%
300
What was the overall total of the Confederate population?
9 million
400
the states that made up the United States
Union
400
Who developed the Anaconda Plan?
General Winfield Scott
400
Name the states that made up the Confederacy.
Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, & Virginia
400
Give two weaknesses of the Union.
-had to depend on long supply lines -fewer good military leaders -soldiers fighting an offensive war
400
What was the "rebel yell?"
a blood curling scream that scared Union soldiers
500
What was the Union strategy to defeat the Confederacy
Anaconda Plan
500
What was Lincoln's choices in regards to Fort Sumter?
He decided to keep forts in Union territory.
500
Name the states that made up the Union.
CA, OR, KS, MO, Iowa, Minn, Wis, Ill, Ohio, Mich, PA, N.Y., N.J., R.I., Main, Vermont, N.H., Mass, Conn, Indiana, Kentucky, W. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware
500
List two strategies under the Anaconda Plan.
-naval blockade of the South's coastline -taking control of the Mississippi River -capturing Richmond, VA- the Confederate capital
500
List two strengths of the Confederacy.
-vast size -good generals -soldiers fighting a defensive war to protect their homeland
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