Civil War 1
Who is President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Which side of the Civil War were called the Confederacy?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
When a nation fights itself it is called?
a civil war
What battle marked the beginning of the civil war?
Bull Run
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General - Army of Northern Virginia
The South relied on ________ to support their economy.
agriculture or farming or slave labor
Where did the battle of the Iron Clads take place?
Near Norfolk and Hampton Roads
Freed and Enslaved African Americans sided with the _________________.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A conductor of the Underground Railroad who helped slaves escape to freedom.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
What city was the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond
What city was capital of the Union?
Washington, D.C.
The American Civil War lasted from _______ to _______
1861-1865
Which general was victorious at the Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
General Stonewall Jackson
What side of the civil war called themselves the Union?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
Name one major advantage the Union had over the Confederacy?
Larger Population, Abundant natural resources, more manufacturing and more railroads.
What was the first great battle of the Civil war?
the Battle of Bull Run
Who won the civil war?
Union- the North
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
In what year did Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army surrender?
1865
The North had a ______ economy, as they had many factories.
industrial
Who was an escaped slave that tried to start a rebellion?
Nat Turner
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Court House
Most white Virginians sided with the _______.
South or Confederacy
Who was the important general from the Union side?
Ulysses S. Grant
Why did Virginia split into two states?
Eastern counties of VA wanted slavery while the western counties of VA did not want slavery
Most Native Americans ____________________.
(sided with who?)
Did not take sides
The two ships that fought to a draw were the ________ and the ___________.
Monitor and the Merrimack
Who was the victorious general at the Battle of Fredericksburg?
Robert E. Lee
Why were most battles during the Civil War fought in Virginia?
Richmond and Washington D.C. (capitals) are very close to each other. Each side was trying to take the others capital to win!
What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president caused concern over the legality of slavery.
Who was the white abolitionist that planned a raid on Harper's Ferry, VA armory?
John Brown
Who used their navy to blockade southern ports? (specific person)
Abraham Lincoln
Which General was victorious at burning of Richmond?
Ulysses S. Grant