WAR in the EAST
REBELS with a CAUSE
CIVIL WAR LEADERS
CIVIL WAR TECHNOLOGY
SURRENDER @ APPOMATTOX & ASSASSINATION
100
This battle remains the bloodiest day in American history.
Antietam (in Maryland)
100
Why did the South secede?
they believed that their state’s rights were threatened
100
This future President of the United States defeated General Lee by using overwhelming force.
General Ulysses S. Grant
100
This form of transportation gave the North an important edge.
railroads
100
What day did Lee surrender to Grant?
April 9, 1865
200
This battle in Pennsylvania is considered one of the main turning points of the war.
the Battle of Gettysburg
200
Why did Northerners sometimes call Southerners “secesh?”
it was a negative term for the states that seceded
200
This general was asked by Pres. Lincoln to lead the Union Army, but he decided to lead the Confederate Army, instead.
General Robert E. Lee
200
What changed on the inside of Civil War guns that improved their accuracy?
rifling inside the barrel
200
How did Lincoln feel that the Confederates ought to be treated after they surrender?
with no malice
300
Why is General William Tecumseh Sherman considered a villain in the parts of the South?
during his “march to the sea,” he destroyed everything in his path, including farms & farmland
300
Why did the South expect the British to support the Confederate cause?
because of a cotton shortage, the British would pressure the North to end the war
300
The president of the CSA.
Jefferson Davis
300
This cone-shaped, or conical, bullet helped make Civil War rifles much more accurate.
the Minie ball
300
What terms did Grant offer Lee at surrender?
soldiers could go home but could not fight against the Union again; officers could keep their pistols; men could keep their horses
400
What was General Lee’s goal when he moved his army into Northern territory (Pennsylvania)?
to win a big victory in the North & force the North to negotiate an end to the war
400
If the Rebels could hold out long enough against the North, what did they want to accomplish with their diplomacy?
they wanted other countries to recognize their independence
400
This woman helped wounded soldiers & later founded the Red Cross.
Clara Barton
400
This allowed important news from a battlefield to move quickly.
the telegraph
400
What did Booth yell as he jumped from the president’s box to the stage of Ford’s Theater? What does the saying mean?
sic semper tyrannus; thus always to tyrants
500
Why did President Lincoln get upset at General George McClellan?
because Gen. McClellan failed to act quickly with the Northern army known as the Army of the Potomac
500
This was the main strategy of the South during the war.
to hold out against Union attacks
500
Union general who defeated Lee at Gettysburg.
General George Meade
500
By the end of the Civil War, this kind of warfare dominated battles.
trench warfare
500
What did Booth and his conspirators want to do to Lincoln originally?
kidnap Lincoln
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