Civil War 1
This person was President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the main goal of the Union when the Civil War started?
To reunite the states in a Union.
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 Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General
This person was a famous Abolitionist who helped advise President Lincoln?
Fredrick Douglass
This person was a Civil War nurse who is responsible for starting the Red Cross?
Clara Barton
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 the biggest Southern advantage?
It was did not have to attack the North, only defend their territory.
Which event was the "final straw" causing South Carolina, then other states from the south to secede?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860
This person was general of the Union army at the end of the Civil War?
Ulysses S Grant
What side of the Civil War called themselves the Union?
The Northern states that were still apart of the United States
What was the greatest advantage of the Union?
Abundant natural resources and manufacturing
What is total war?
A war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued
Who won the civil war?
Union
What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated
The Civil War took place in what 4 year span?
1861-1865
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
Did the Confederate states elect their own president. make their own constitution, form their own army, and create their own money?
Yes
What does the term popular sovereignty mean during the Civil War?
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
The woman who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" describing the cruelties of slavery.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
President of the Confederacy
What were 2 strategies of the Union during the Civil War?
Invade Confederacy and break their will to fight.
Gain alliance from Border States
Create naval blockade that covered 3,500 miles of coastline.
Prevent Europe from recognizing the Confederacy.
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
What was the danger faced by African Americans who fought for the Union?
If captured they could be sold into slavery
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
What were some reasons the South wanted to keep slavery?
Economic benefits.