Civil War 1
Who is President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
This battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
What was the first great battle of the Civil war?
the Battle of Bull Run
What marked the beginning of the civil war?
the attack on Fort Sumter
The 13th Amendment
abolished slavery.
Name of the North's plan to constrict the South.
Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
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
Battle that gave Union control of Mississippi River
Vicksburg
What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
Tariffs, Industry vs. Agriculture, Slavery, States' Rights, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Election of 1860, Sectionalism
What year did the Civil War start?
1861
What side of the civil war called themselves the Union?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
The 15th Amendment
Gave Black Americans the right to vote.
The 14th Amendment
Gave citizenship to all people born in the US
Who won the civil war?
Union
What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated
What year did the Civil War end?
1865
Who gave the Gettysburg address?
President Abraham Lincoln
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
When a nation fights itself it is called?
a civil war
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
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.
Prioritizing one's state or region over the interest of the nation is called...
Sectionalism
General for the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
Name 1 Northern advantage.
Population, technology, industrialization, railroads
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
General of the Union army
Ulysses S. Grant
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
Which side won the Civil War?
Union, North