War Strategies
Important People
Major Battles
Civil War in TX
After The Civil War
100
1. Establish a naval blockade to prevent goods & war supplies from entering or leaving Confederate ports 2. Gain control of Miss. River to cut South in two 3. Capture Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate Capital
What were the Northern War Strategies?
100
The Confederate General.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
100
Battle of Gettysburg
What battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
100
Battle of Palmito Ranch
What was the last land battle of the Civil War?
100
620,000 men
How many Americans died in the Civil War?
200
1. Fight a defensive war & wear down the Unions will to fight. 2. Use cotton diplomacy by denying cotton to European textile markets in hopes of persuading European countries to recognize & support the Confederacy
What were the Southern War Strategies?
200
The Union General
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
200
The Battle of Antietam.
What battle is known for being the bloodiest day if the Civil War?
200
Battle of Galveston
What battle was led by Texas Commander, John B. Magruder?
200
90,000
How many Texans served in the Civil War?
300
Gaining control of the Mississippi River and cutting the South in 2.
What Northern war strategy was accomplished at the Battle of Vicksburg?
300
Jefferson Davis
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
300
Battle of Vicksburg
What battle made it difficult to get supplies from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas to battlegrounds in the east?
300
Battle of Sabine Pass
What battle helped restore Southern Confidence?
300
Emancipation Proclamation
What freed slaves in the areas that were rebelling against the Union?
400
Cotton Diplomacy
What Southern Strategy involved denying resources to European Textile Markets in hopes of persuading European Countries to recognize & support the Confederacy?
400
The Union General that set out across Georgia to Savannah destroying any resources that could help the South. His campaign was called the March to See.
Who was William Tecumsah Sherman?
400
The Battle of Bull Run
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
400
Gunpowder mills, weapons factories, iron foundries
What were the new industries that Texans established to get ready for the war?
400
John Wilkes Booth
Who shot and killed Lincoln after the Civil War?
500
Establishing a naval blockade to prevent goods & war supplies from entering or leaving Confederate Ports
What strategy were Northerners hoping to accomplish at the Battle of Galveston?
500
He was elected governor of Texas in 1861. He was the first governor of Confederate Texas.
Who was Francis R. Lubbock?
500
Battle of Antietam
What battle gave Lincoln reason to take an aim against slavery?
500
Cattle, Corn, Cotton
What Texas resources were a help to the Confederacy?
500
Andrew Johnson
Who became president after Lincoln's assassination?
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