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
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A conductor of the Underground Railroad who helped slaves escape to freedom.
Who treated wounded soldiers?
Women who supported the Civil War
Surgeons doctors on the battlegounds
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 common in both the Union Soldiers and the Confederate soldiers?
Little training and most were farmers
What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860
Popular Sovereignty
What side of the civil war called themselves the Union?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
What was the uniform color for the Union?
Navy
What is a casualty?
The number of people who are wounded, killed or lost in a battle
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
Describe the Medical technology used in the war
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
Did the Confederate states elect their own president. make their own constitution, form their own army, and create their own money?
Yes
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 is Total War and who used it ?
Destroy all and Grant
2 Points of the Gettysburg Address
1. All men are created equal
2. Survival depends on Unity
What battle technology made the Civil War more deadly?
railroads and rifles
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
What is an ironclad?
A new type of ship with iron on the sides.
It could repel cannon balls
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
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.