Mixed Bag
After Lincoln victory in the election of 1860, ______________ became the first state to leave the Union.
South Carolina
this side had better generals
the south
It was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War.
to preserve the union
he was offered to lead the union army but his loyalties were to the south. he became their general
Robert E Lee.
People in South Carolina threatened to _______________ from the Union when Abraham Lincoln was elected President?
secede
single bloodiest day of the civil was was this battle
battle of antietam
The Confederate war strategy was to ___________________ until __________________.
defend their land until the north gave up
It broadened the Union war goals to include ending slavery and led Britain to withdraw it's support from the Confederacy.
the emancipation proclomation
bloodiest 3 day battle of the civil war
Gettysburg
part of the union strategy was to stop goods from entering and leaving southern ports by creating a ____________
blockade
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant here
Appomattox Court House in Virginia
In 1861 he was named president of the confederate states of America
Jefferson davis
speech given to spectators during a dedication of a national cemetary
the Gettysburg Address
After this battle the North controlled the Mississippi River and the South was divided.
Vicksburg
an all-out attack aimed at destroying an enemy's army, its resources, and its people's will to fight. The North used this strategy to lay ruin to the South at the end of the war.
total war
what are the 3 parts of the anaconda plan
capture Mississippi River,
blockade southern ports,
capture Richmond
list 3 advantages of the north and 2 advantage of the south
north- population railroad people money
south- generals, cotton, knew their territroy
He was Lincoln's initial choice to lead the Union army but was later relieved (fired) from his command due to his overly cautious ways. He would try to get his revenge on Lincoln a few years later.
George Mclellan
A tough Union army general, his capture of Atlanta and march to the sea helped the Union win the Civil War.
William Tecumseh Sherman
both the north and the south had conscription during the war, meaning they had this
a draft, mandatory enlistment
In the Gettysburg address Lincoln reminded people that the war was being fought to preserve a country that upheld the principles of ____________ and _______________ that were outlined in the Declaration of Independence.
liberty and equality
name 2 methods used to finance the war in the south and 2 methods used in the north
north- war bonds, income tax, tariffs, printing paper money
South- wealthy lent money, foreign aid, income tax, printing paper money
the constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment. Lincoln suspended it during the Civil War.
Habeas Corpus
This group proved to other union soldiers that African Americans could fight just as strong as white soldiers.
the Massachusetts 54th.
southerners then and now argue that the civil war was fought over this
states rights