Famous Figures
Sensational Speeches
Big Bad Battles
Harm on the Homefront
Grab Bag
100

For much of the war, this Union general was the only one who was winning battles. 

Ulysses S. Grant

100

The Union impemented a plan to squeeze the money out of the Confederacy. This plan was called...

The Anaconda Plan

100
A poor military charge saw the Confederates lose this Northern battle, and allowed the Union to drive them back to the South.

The Battle of Gettysburg

100

This city served as the capital of the Union

Washington D.C.

100

This Southern sympathizer was responsible for assassinating Lincoln

John Wilkes Booth

200

This Union general was Lincoln's first choice for command. He ended up being a poor one. 

General George McClellan

200

President Lincoln gave this sensational speech directly from a civil war battlefield.

Gettysburg Address

200
An attempt to resupply this fort resulted in the first major conflict of the Civil War

Fort Sumter

200

Both armies forced numerous men to join their armies. This is referred to as a...

Draft/Conscription

200
General Sherman waged this type of war against the South

Total War

300

This fearsome Union general burned a vicious path through the Confederacy, sparing nothing and no one

William T. Sherman

300

This amendment totally outlawed slavery in the entire United States

13th Amendment

300

The Union loss at this battle showed Lincoln that he needed to take the Confederacy seriously.

The (First) Battle of Bull Run

300
Unfortunately for the Union, this amazing general defected to the Confederacy to protect his home state of Virginia. 

Robert E. Lee

300

The Union's plan to defeat the Confederacy involved capturing this major landmark

The Mississippi River
400

This Kentucky born politician served as the only president of the Confederacy

Jefferson Davis

400

After this proclamation was passed, all slaves in the South were freed.

Emancipaton Proclamation

400
This battle resulted in the Union capturing the Mississippi River, and convinced Lincoln that Grant was the man for the job.

The Battle of Vicksburg

400

This Virginia city served as the capital of the Confederacy

Richmond

400

After the Civil War ended, these states attempted to hold on to their slaves

The Border States
500

Strange facial hair and literally braindead decisions were about the only thing these Union generals had to offer. (name either)

Ambrose Burnside and/or Joseph Hooker

500

The surrender of the Confederacy occurred in this Virginia town

Appomattox

500

This battle saw the Union fiercely defend Washington D.C. from the invading Confederates

The Battle of Antietam

500

The monetary costs of the war resulted in the value of money decreasing, otherwise known as...

Inflation

500

The South attempted to convince these two European countries to join them against the North

England and France
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