What 1861 battle forced President Lincoln’s hand and began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
100
What battle is the largest one ever fought on the North American continent?
Gettysburg
100
The blockade or better known as the Anaconda plan worked to prohibit the Confederacy from using transportation on what River?
Mississippi
100
Name the notorious southern prison camp where many soldiers died
Andersonville
200
Why was Lee’s retreat from Antietam a devastating political and economic blow to the Confederacy?
It prevented Great Britain and France from officially recognizing the Confederate States of America.
200
Why is Gettysburg considered to be the turning point of the Civil War?
It was the last time the Confederacy was able to take the fight to Union soil.
200
What was the purpose of the blockade?
To cut off foreign trade
200
Name a Southern strategy to win the Civil War
King Cotton Diplomacy
300
The Battle of Antietam is significant because of its ________________ and its location on ___________ soil.
bloodshed; Union
300
Even though it is only 272 words, why is the Gettysburg Address considered to be such an important speech?
It captured the spirit of American democracy.
300
In early 1864 why did General William T. Sherman consider Atlanta to be his primary military target?
Atlanta had become the manufacturing and rail center of the Confederacy
300
Name the Northern plan to cut the Confederacy in half, squeezing it to death
the Anaconda Plan
400
In what way was Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation a concession to the Confederacy?
It allowed the South to keep slavery if it stopped the war.
400
Why did the South absolutely have to keep its ports open and operational during the Civil War?
It had to ship cotton to Great Britain and France in exchange for supplies and weapons.
400
When the Civil War began, most people expected the fighting would only last for a few months. Why?
Because the Union had far more resources for fighting the war than the Confederacy.
400
Who was the commander of the Confederate army
Robert E. Lee
500
On January 1, 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in which group of states?
Confederate
500
What battle am i?
Lasted from September 18-20, 1863
Second bloodiest battle of the Civil War with more than 34,000 casualties
The largest battle ever fought in the state of Georgia.
Chickamauga
500
The Battle of Gettysburg is to the Gettysburg Address as The Battle of Antietam is to _____________________________.