Civil War 1
President of the Union who kept the country together during a difficult time
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This battle was the start of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Lincoln's goal at START of war
What is preserving the union;
When was Lincoln assassinated
Days after the end of the Civil War
Deadliest single day of the Civil War; victory for the Union (north); Lincoln will decide to emancipate slaves after this battle
What is Battle of Antietam
Northern troop nickname
What is Yankees, Union, North, Federal, Blue Bellies.
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free and could serve in the military (shifted focus of the war to ending slavery)
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
Biggest Southern advantage
What is great strong military leadership under General Lee
What did Sherman do on his march to the sea
Destroyed property and transportation routes
What was the battle that split the Confederacy and ended Rebel control of the Mississippi
Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi
The greatest Northern Advantage
More population, more factories/equipment, more railroads,
(Industrial Production of weapons and supplies)
Southern troops nickname
What is Rebels, Johnny Rebs, Confederates, Southerners, Secessionists, Gray Backs.
Lincoln's 2nd goal added later during war
What is to end slavery
A major reason the civil war began was because of
What is the issue of slavery and state's rights
Union = ______________
Confederacy = _____________
North
South
Whereas there now exist in the United States an insurrection and rebellion against the authority thereof, and it is, under the Constitution of the United States, the duty of the government to suppress insurrection and rebellion, to guarantee to each State a republican form of government, and to preserve the public tranquility…
-Excerpt of The Enrollment Act of 1863
Ensure the Confederacy was defeated and peace restored
What was Lincolns second Inaugural address about
Telling the North how to approach reconstruction
Who was the first African American to earn the Medal of Honor and what regiment did he serve in
William Carney of the 54th Massachusetts
What did conscription in the North lead to
Riots
Northern General who later became President
Ulysses S. Grant
Why was Appomattox Courthouse significant during the Civil War
It was where General Lee surrendered to General Grant ending the war
Considered the "turning points" of the war
What is the Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg
Lincoln's speech to dedicate a cemetery and remind North they are fighting for a moral cause
What is the Gettysburg Address
Most battles in the Civil War were fought here
What is the South