People
Republican president who opposed slavery
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Most famous Confederate general
Who is Robert E Lee?
Where slavery was a way of life
What is the South?
The act of spying to gather information about the enemy's positions and weaknesses.
What is scouting?
to discuss or bargain between two or more parties in order to reach an agreement.
What is negotiate?
President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis?
Union general that the president trusted most of all
Who is Ulysses S Grant?
had more factories and railroads
What is the North?
The act of removing oneself from an organization or alliance.
What is secede?
a military operation in which a city or fort is completely surrounded, cutting off help and supplies in order to force a surrender
This confederate general stood "like a stone wall" during the battle of Bull Run
Became the superintendent of West Point
Who is Robert E Lee?
The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War
What is Antietam?
weapons, ammunition, and equipment used in war
What is munition?
The principle that the federal government has only limited authority over each state.
What is states' rights?
Union general attempted to capture Richmond from the Confederates in the Peninsular Campaign.
Who is George McClellan?
Who is William Sherman?
The battle that had a profound influence on the Civil War
What is Gettysburg?
A temporary fortification where guns are mounted
What is siegeworks?
The notice that promised to free all enslaved people
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Northern Democrat who ran against Lincoln
Who is Stephen Douglas?
Led the Union armies at the Battle of Gettysburg
Who is George Meade?
Robert E Lee surrendered here
What is Appomattox Courthouse?
The period after the Civil War when America was being rebuilt by reuniting the nation physically, socially, and politically
What is Reconstruction?
the plan of attack that would envelop and crush the South
What is the Anaconda Plan?