Battles
What battle was a major defeat for the Union, because the Confederate army defeated the twice as big Union army, and was a huge morale boost for South?
Second Battle of Bull Run
How many southern states did Lincoln win in the election of 1860?
0
Causes south to secede because they do not feel represented by their leader
What did the confederate soldiers do to the union soldiers
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
What 3 reasons did the North blame the Civil War the South for?
Secession, Fort Sumter, slavery
What was the battle area that Union troops needed to capture for control of Mississippi River, but were unsuccessful, so it stayed with Confederacy, making the Anaconda Plan a failure?
Vicksburg
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed enslaved people in rebelling states
Gave North a morale boost while not angering border states because they could still keep their slaves
What did the north do to pay for the battles?
Income taxes and increased tariffs on foreign Products
Who came up with the Anaconda plan?
Windfield Scott
Which sides' strategy was to win some battles and convince Britain and France to have them recognize them as a nation?
Confederate
What is the name of the battle where Stonewall Jackson forced Union troops to retreat, and people brought picnics and watched the battle?
First Battle of Bulll Run
Initially, why does Lincoln say that the North is fighting the war?
To preserve the Union
does not want to mention slavery; wants to keep border states in the union
what were some impact the battles have on the south?
1. Economics Problems
2. Couldn't trade
3. Had less supplies do to the cut off of their trade
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Which sides' strategy was to win some battles and convince Britain and France for assistance?
In which battle did Robert E. Lee invade Maryland, expecting Maryland citizens to join him, but they didn't, and Union soldiers found his plan, leading to the Confederates retreating back to Virginia?
Battle of Antietam
What happened at Fort Sumter that started the Civil war?
Lincoln tried to resupply the fort
South refused because they did not consider themselves part of the North, when Northern soldiers did not surrender the Confederacy attacked
What was the main impact did the battles have on the north?
Economy/ increased the indrustial prediction
Who decides to invade the north during Gettysburg?
Robert E. Lee
Which sides' strategy was the Anaconda Plan, where they would blockade ports and capture half of the Mississippi River?
Union
What led to the violence of Fort Sumter, or the beginning of the Civil War?
Lincoln sent supplies to the US fort in South Carolina, but South denies, as it's their fort now. They order the US soldiers to surrender, but they refuse to, so the Confederates attack the fort.
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What was the aftermath of Gettysburg?
1. south never invades north again
2. European nations will not help south
3. Gettysburg Address
Who forces the Union to retreat in the First Battle of Bull Run?
Stonewall Jackson
List 2 northern advantages and 2 southern advantages in the Civil War.
North: population, more industrialized and urban, large railroad system, navy, established government, excellent leader.
South: strong belief in their cause, better military commanders, strategic advantages.