Causes and Consequences
The main cause of the Civil War was this issue dividing North and South.
What is Slavery?
He was the President of the United States during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The North’s plan to win the war by blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi River.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
This 1863 document freed enslaved people in Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This was the event that kicked off the Civil War, where Confederate troops fired on a Union fort in South Carolina.
What is Fort Sumter?
This Union General was known for his caution-often to a fault. He ran against Lincoln in the 1864 presidential election
Who is General George McLellan?
This event in 1860 caused many Southern states to secede.
What is the election of Abraham Lincoln?
He was President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Who is Jefferson Davis?
This term describes a war strategy that targets both military and civilian resources.
What is Total War?
This short speech by Lincoln honored fallen soldiers and redefined the purpose of the war.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This early battle near Washington, D.C., shocked the North and proved the war would not be quick.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
This general was the commander of all Confederate forces
Who is Robert E Lee?
This state was the first to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
He was the top Union general and accepted Lee’s surrender at Appomattox.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Lee invaded the North in 1863 hoping to do what?
What is threaten Washington and force the Union to negotiate?
After the Emancipation Proclamation, many African Americans joined this army.
What is the Union Army?
Known as the bloodiest single day in American history, this battle led to the Emancipation Proclamation.
What is The Battle of Antietam?
This General's nickname was "Unconditional Surrender"
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
What economy did the South have that relied heavily on slavery?
What is Plantation economy?
This Confederate general was known for his bravery and was accidentally shot by his own men.
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
Sherman’s March began in Atlanta and ended in this coastal city.
What is Savannah?
Lincoln gave this speech in 1865 promoting peace and healing as the war ended.
What is Lincoln's second inaugural address?
This major battle in 1863 ended in Union victory and marked the turning point of the war.
What is The Battle of Gettysburg?
This general earned his nickname during the First Battle of Bull Run
Who is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
This was the site of the peace agreement where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant.
What is Appomattox Court House?
This Union general led a destructive “March to the Sea” through Georgia.
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?
This communication technology, used effectively by the Union, allowed generals and political leaders to send real-time orders across long distances and coordinate strategy faster than ever before.
What is the telegraph
This group of people served as nurses, spies, and factory workers to support the war effort.
Who are women?
This Union victory in Mississippi gave the North full control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy.
What is the Siege of Vicksburg?
This Confederate General was known as "The man who fired first"
Who is General PGT Beauregard?