Elections and Secessions
Whose election caused the south to succeed from the union?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Where did the South place their capital?
What is Richmond?
What was the Union's greatest advantage over the south?
The Union drastically outnumbered the southerners?
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
What is Fort Sumter?
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
He was the man who assassinated the president.
What state was the first to succeed from the union?
What is South Carolina?
True or False: The South had the advantage of playing defense through most of the war.
What is true?
What ships did the Union develop to beat the confederacy?
What were ironsides?
What battle did the Union win against General Lee the first time he tried invading the North?
What was Antietam?
Who was Jefferson Davis?
He was the president of the Confederacy?
Which state only joined the rebellion due to geography?
What is Texas?
Where were most of the Confederate soldiers from?
What was rural areas?
What did the Union do to the border states?
They stationed large amounts of troops to hold the areas.
What major battle did the Union win against General Lee the second time he tried invading north?
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
What were the states called that held slaves but were loyal to the union?
What are border states?
What was a major issue every planting season for the Confederate army?
What is most of the army would leave to help with planting?
What new technology allowed Lincoln to have direct contact with his generals during the war?
What is the telegram?
Where did General Lee surrender at?
What was the Appomattox courthouse?
Who was Ulysses S Grant?
He was the general of Union forces, and won the Civil War.
What new government was formed by the rebellious states?
What is the Confederacy?
Why was Richmond so important?
It drew the Union army into several fights against defensive positions. This lead the Union suffering several humiliating defeats.
What was the Anaconda plan?
Why did the Union go through so many generals?
What was that Lincoln kept pressing them for more speed, and they failed to deliver?
Who was General Sherman?
He was a Union general who lead a campaign of destruction across the South. He famously burned down Atlanta.