The North
What was the name of the Northern army?
The Union
What was the name of the Southern army?
The Confederacy or the "Confederate States of America"
What does it mean to fight a defensive war?
To fight on your own land
How did people react to the attack on Fort Sumter?
They watched the battle on hilltops like it was the 4th of July
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
What were two strengths of the Union Army?
Large population
Produced more goods and resources
70% of railroads
Strong Navy
Had Abraham Lincoln as their president
What were strengths of the Confederate Army?
Fought a defensive war
Excellent Generals
Defended their own land and families
What does it mean to fight an offensive war?
To fight away from home
They were living in very dirty conditions which resulted in the widespread of germs and diseases
What was the name of the general commander on the Union army?
General Grant
What were two weaknesses of the Union Army?
Poor military leadership in the beginning
Fought an offensive war (not on their own land)
What were weaknesses of the Confederate Army?
Small population
Low supplies
Few railroads and ways of transportation
Weak navy
What is the meaning of "Total War"?
Destroying everything that is in the path of war
What was the name of the new and improved bullet that was made out of lead
Minie Ball
Why did the confederate army surrender?
They were weak and tired
What was the point of cutting off southern ports?
So that the south could not receive or send out any supplies or resources
How did the armies fight against each other? How did they look?
They fought in straight lines
What kind of jobs were African American soldiers given during the war?
They were given jobs that were very difficult with less pay
What are Ironclads?
They were ships that were covered in sheets of iron instead of wood
Where did the confederate army surrender?
The Appomattox Court House
What were the three strategies the Union created to win the war?
Block all southern ports
Take over the confederate capital
Take over the mississippi river
What were the two strategies that the Confederate army created to win the war?
Fought a defensive war which means they knew the land and area around them
Wanted European countries to help them
What was the turning point in the Civil War?
The turning point of the war was Gettysburg because it was a battle that lasted three days and killed more than 20,000 confederate soldiers
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Booth
What happened to President Lincoln after the civil war ended?
He was assassinated