People
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
President Lincoln believed it was illegal for the Southern states to _____________________.
secede
The Deep South seceded for this reason.
What was the Election of Lincoln?
The bloodiest 2-day battle of the Civil War
What was the Shiloh?
The first shots of the war were fired here
What is Fort Sumter? or Charleston, SC?
2 Northern advantages in the war.
What are a larger population, more supplies/resources; industrialization, railroads?
Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Group of people opposed to slavery
What are abolitionists?
The Union Plan to win the war
What is the Anaconda Plan?
This battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the war.
Gettysburg
term for the Union army marching from Atlanta to Savannah destroying everything in its path
What is the "March to the Sea" or "Sherman's March to the Sea"?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who is the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
the author of the Anaconda Plan
The slaves in these states were the only ones freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
What are slaves in the seceded states?
Lincoln's speech given November 19th, 1863 to memorialize fallen troops.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
first major victory for the Confederacy
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
This was where President Lincoln was assassinated
What is Ford's Theatre?
Lincoln's original plan in regards to slavery
to keep it from spreading
The abolitionist who attacked the Army's arsenal of guns at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.
Who is John Brown?
Nickname for the so-called "Peace Democrats" in the North.
Who are the Copperheads?
Years of the war
1861-1865
This was where Stonewall Jackson earned his nickname.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
African American Regiment that showed distinguished valor at the Battle for Fort Wagner as depicted in the film, Glory.
What is the 54th?
First AND second turning points of the war
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea"
Who is William T. Sherman?
Name at least 2 causes of the Civil War
What are patriotism, slavery, and states' rights?
Term for the reason why violence broke out in Kansas over the issue of slavery.
What is popular sovereignty or the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Battle where the Union took control of the Mississippi River
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865 at __________?___________.
Where is Appomattox Courthouse, VA?
2 reasons the Emancipation Proclamation was passed.
give North motivation by freeing the slaves AND give freed slaves the opportunity to fight for their freedom (also to keep England out of the War)