Civil War 1
Who was Clara Barton?
A women who made it her life's work to help others, including being a nurse, teacher, and founding the American Red Cross.
Who was the Union general who marched from Atlanta to Savannah, tore up the railroad, and burned everything in their path?
General William T. Sherman
What was the first major battle of the Civil war?
the Battle of Bull Run
What marked the beginning of the civil war?
the attack on Fort Sumter
Who was General Robert E. Lee?
Confederate General who was shot on accident by one of his own men.
What were the Merrimac and Monitor?
ironclad ships that fought against each other in the Battle of Hampton Roads.
What were advantages the South/ Confederacy had?
Brilliant military officers, strong military tradition, military schools
Which side of the Civil War were called the Confederacy?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
What was the biggest Southern advantage?
great strong leadership
What was one major cause of the Civil War?
What technology delivered information about the war?
the telegraph
What side of the civil war called themselves the Union?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
Who was the president of the Union (United States of America)?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America (southern states, Confederacy)?
Richmond, Virginia
Who won the civil war?
Union- Blue Yankees of the North
What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated
Who did President Lincoln choose to lead the Union Army at the start of the war? (Before the sides has started fighting and the armies were forming)
Robert E. Lee
Who gave the Gettysburg address to dedicate a cemetery to fallen soldiers?
President Abraham Lincoln
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
Near the end of the war in April, 1865, the Confederate Army was
weakened and lacked men
What was the capital of the Union (northern states, United States of America)?
Washington, D.C.
What did states' rights mean during the Civil War?
That a state should be able to choose whether they are a free or slave state.
What signaled marching, waking up, moving out, and going to bed in the army?
Music (usually drums or a bugle).
Who was Jefferson Davis?
A Mississippi senator that became the President of the Confederacy
What battle strategy did the Union take against the Confederacy? (hint most battles were fought in the Southeast)
"Anaconda Plan" The Union army destroyed the major cities to break the morale of the Confederacy and make it difficult to trade goods and services.
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
In April, 1865, the message from the events at Appomattox Courthouse was "______________."
"the war is over, let healing the nation begin"
What advantages did the North/ Union have?
access to weapons and supplies, network of transportation, fresh troop reinforcements
They want to keep their cheap labor for farming on plantations, and they felt they were treating their slaves better than the workers in the Northern States.