People
This person, known for his strength, led the Confederates during the First Battle of Bull Run.
"Stonewall" Jackson
How did the Civil War begin?
when the Southerners attacked the Union at Fort Sumter in SC
What did the South's economy depend on this, what they hoped would get them a foreign alliance?
The South's economy depended largely on cotton plantations where slaves worked.
The act of withdrawing from the Union.
secession
States that had slavery but remained in the Union?
border states
This person led the March to the Sea destroying everything in his path.
William T. Sherman
Where did Lee surrender to Grant to end the war?
in a home in the town of Appomattox Court House
This area had more people and factories and most of the people opposed slavery.
North
This famous document presented on January 1, 1863 declared free all slaves that lived in territories that were rebelling against the Union.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
I was the person who assassinated President Lincoln
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
This person was the most successful Southern general in the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee
What were the 3 major parts of the North's battle strategy: Anaconda Plan?
1. blockade the South
2. cut Confederacy in half- control Miss. River
3. capture Confederate capital of Richmond
Most of the people living here opposed the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
South
This was the name of the speech that Abraham Lincoln gave that started, “Four score and seven years ago…”
What was the Gettysburg Address?
The North generally had superior military leadership, while the South struggled to find successful commanders for its armies.
F: South had better military leaders and heritage, North had better political leadership
This person was the most successful Northern general in the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant
The Battle of Antietam was important for the North because
Many of the states here broke away from the Union.
South (the Confederacy)
What amendment ended slavery in the United States?
13th amendment
The development of new warships by both the North and the South
Ironclads
This person was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Jefferson Davis
The two major Union victories known as the turning points of the war were ________________.
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
Utilized the railroad and telegraph to help implement total war strategy
North
Lincoln successfully prevented any more states from seceding after his inauguration.
False- 4 more seceded
Name of people who opposed Lincoln in the election of 1864- group of Democrats from the North
copperheads