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Who was the president of the Union (United States of America)?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the capital of the Union (northern states, United States of America)?
Washington, D.C.
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America (southern states, Confederacy)?
Richmond, Virginia
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
Who won the Civil War?
The Union/ North
Who was Jefferson Davis?
A Mississippi senator that became the President of the Confederacy
What advantages did the North/ Union have?
access to weapons and supplies, network of transportation, fresh troop reinforcements
What were advantages the South/ Confederacy had?
Brilliant military officers, strong military tradition, military schools
What marked the beginning of the civil war?
the attack on Fort Sumter
What was one major cause of the Civil War?
The legalization of slavery.
Which Confederate General who was shot on accident by one of his own men?
Stonewall Jackson
Who gave the Gettysburg address to dedicate a cemetery to fallen soldiers?
President Abraham Lincoln
Who did Abraham Lincoln ask to lead the Union at the beginning of the war, but he went to the Confederacy instead?
Robert E. Lee
What was the first major battle of the Civil war?
the Battle of Bull Run
What signaled marching, waking up, moving out, and going to bed in the army?
Music (usually drums or a bugle).
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.
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 does secede mean?
to formally leave an union, alliance, or organization
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
What technology delivered information about the war?
the telegraph
Who did President Lincoln ask to lead the Union Army at the start of the war? (Before the sides had started fighting and the armies were forming)
Robert E. Lee
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
Near the end of the war in April, 1865, the Confederate Army was
weakened and lacked men
What were the Merrimac and Monitor?
ironclad ships that fought against each other in the Battle of Hampton Roads.
In April, 1865, the message from the events at Appomattox Courthouse was "______________."
"the war is over, let healing the nation begin"