VOCABULARY
CONFEDERACY/UNION
PEOPLE
KEY POINTS
GRAB BAG
100
...the act of removing oneself from an organization or alliance
Secede
100
Won the first battle of the Civil War?
Confederacy
100
He captured and burned Atlanta, an important rail hub for the Confederacy.
William T. Sherman
100
Robert E. Lee surrendered at......
Appomattox Courthouse
100
...to discuss or bargain between two or more parties in order to reach an agreement
Negotiate
200
...a temporary fortification where guns are mounted
Siegeworks
200
Had the stronger military leadership?
Confederacy
200
He was the Union general who attempted to capture Richmond from the Confederates in the Peninsular Campaign.
George McClellan
200
The notice that promised to free all enslaved people was the.....
Emancipation Proclamation
200
He was the Union general the president trusted most of all.
Ulysses S. Grant
300
...the act of spying to gather information about the enemy's positions and weaknesses
Scouting
300
Proposed the Anaconda Plan?
Union
300
He was the Confederate general who stood "like a stone wall" during the battle of Bull Run.
Thomas Jackson
300
The principle that the federal government has only limited authority over each state is called.....
States' Rights
300
The battle that had a profound influence on the Civil War was fought at...........?
Gettysburg
400
...a military operation in which a city or fort is completely surrounded, cutting off help and supplies in order to force a surrender
Siege
400
Was led by Abraham Lincoln?
Union
400
He was the president of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis
400
The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War was fought at.........
Antietam Creek
400
He was the Republican president who oppossed slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
500
...weapons, ammunition, and equipment used in war
Munition
500
Already had a Navy?
Union
500
He was the Confederate general who was the most famous and became the superintendent of West Point.
Robert E. Lee
500
............was the period after the Civil War when America was being rebuilt by reuniting the nation physically, socially, and politically.
Reconstruction
500
Explain what the election of 1860 meant for many Southerners.
It meant the end of their way of life. They did not know how to live without slaves.
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