Technologies
Technology that allowed messages to cross vast distances instantly
What is the telegram?
The president of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
First shots fired in the civil war, a battle where no one died
What is Ft. Sumter?
The core issue dividing the nation that caused the Civil War
What is slavery?
Food made of flour and water baked for several hours
What is hardtack?
A war between two groups of citizens within the same country
What is a civil war?
A type of projectile loaded into muskets that was far deadlier and more accurate
What is the minie ball?
The leading general of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
Major turning point in the war, where General Robert E. Lee's goal was to make it to Washington D.C
What is Gettysburg?
Name the Southern States took after seceding
What is Confederate States of America?
Year the Civil War Began
When is 1861?
A person killed, injured, or missing
What is Casualty?
System of metal rails and steam engines on wheels that allowed troops and supplies to move quickly
What are railroads/trains?
Assassin who killed Abraham Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
Siege battle, where General Grant needed to take this city to gain access to the Mississippi river
What is Vicksburg?
Attitude soldiers held before the first major battles of the Civil War
What is unserious/confident?
Role played by young boys in the armies of the Civil War
What are Drummer Boys/Buglers/Flutists?
When one country breaks off from another
What is seceded/secession?
Ships with metal hulls and explosive cannons
What are ironclads?
Union general nicknamed "Butcher"
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The first major conflict of the civil war, where the Union realized the war was something to take seriously
What is Bull Run/First Mananas?
Main driving force of the Southern economy
What is Cotton?
Main Coat worn by men in the Civil War period
What is a sack coat?
12 year time period directly after Civil War, country must come back together
What is reconstruction?
Chemicals used by civil war doctors to sedate a patient for pain-free surgery
What is Anesthesia?
Nickname given to average Union Soldier
Who is Billy Yank?
Battle where Confederate General Lee surrendered to Union General Grant, essentially ending the war
Battle of Appomattox Court House
General Lee's objective at Gettysburg
What is to take Gettysburg/Washington D.C.?
Most likely weapon a soldier would be armed with
What is a rifled musket?
When regions split culturally, prioritizing local interests over national ones. In the civil war, this was along the North/South line
What is sectionalism?