Union
After what battle did Lincoln pass the Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Antietam
What happened as a direct result of Lincoln calling up 75,000 volunteer troops after the fall of fort Sumter?
4 more states joined the confederacy
The first minor battle of the civil war
Battle of Fort Sumter
Who was Sam Watkins? Why do we study him?
A confederate soldier who wrote memoir about the experiences as a common soldier
What was the name of the Union's plan to win the war?
Anaconda Plan
Where did the battle of Shiloh take place?
Tennessee
What strategy characterized Sherman's march to the sea?
Total War
Who was a Elisha Hunt Rhodes?
A union soldier
What was Lincoln's main goal during the civil war?
The south lacked railroads during the civil war. Why was this a disadvantage?
More difficult to transport soldiers and supplies
Why was the battle of bull run significant?
What group of people made up the 13th US Colored Troops?
A union unit made up of former slaves
List 3 advantages the North had during the war?
manufacturing, railroads, larger population
List 3 advantages of the south during the civil war
strong generals, knowledge of the land, farming
What was significant about the battle of Vicksburg?
gave the north control of the Mississippi River
Union= Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate- Robert E Lee
List the 5 border states
Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware
Why did the north and south feel differently towards the issue of slavery?
The south relied on slaves economically where as the north did not
Why is the battle of Gettysburg considered the turning point of the war?
Ends the souths hope to invade the north
What were the 4 candidates in the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
John Bell
Stephen Douglas
John Breckinridge