Civil War Leaders
Who was 16th President of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln.
This general earned the name "Stonewall" at the battle of 1st Bull Run?
Thomas Jackson
When a nation fights itself it is called?
a civil war
What marked the beginning of the civil war?
the attack on Fort Sumter
This battle was the first battle of the war and taught each side the war would be hard and made the south over confident.
1st Bull Run
What was the strategy adopted by Lincoln to squeeze the Confederacy?
The Anaconda Plan
What was the bonus paid to troops who joined the army called?
Bounty
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Who was the Civil War general that had early success in the West?
Ulysses S. Grant
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
What was the last city on the Mississippi River to fall to the Union Army?
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Where was General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson when he was fatally wounded?
Chancellorsville, Virgina
What was the biggest Southern advantage?
great strong leadership and a trained army
What is the requirement to serve in the military called?
Another word for the draft.
Conscription
President Lincoln
Who was considered the greatest Confederate General, that fought at Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, Antietam and Gettysburg?
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
At What place was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford's Theater
The battle here in Tennessee was a Union victory but damaged General Grant's reputation.
Battle of Shiloh
Name one major advantage the Union had over the Confederacy?
Larger Population, Abundant natural resources, more manufacturing and more railroads.
What is an attempt to block entry or exit of goods and people from a port?
blockade
She wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin to generate support for the abolitionist movement?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who was the victorious Union general at the battle of Gettysburg?
George G. Meade
Which was the first of the Southern States to secede?
South Carolina
Where was the Confederate capital?
Richmond, Virginia
This battle saw the highest number of deaths in a single day of the war.
Battle Antietam
Who Killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
Who was the "angel of the battlefield" and later help found the Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What Union General was responsible for the March to the Sea and saying he would make Georgia howl?
William T. Sherman
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
The loss of this Tennessee city opened to door for the Union Army to advance into Georgia.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This battle in Pennsylvania between General's Lee and Meade is considered the turning point of the war.
Battle of Gettysburg
List four innovations that made the Civil War the 1st modern war.
Rifled guns and cannons, railroads, manned balloons, mines, trench warfare, wire barricades, telegraph, ironclads, submarines, photography
The idea that you destroy everything the enemy has in order to stop its ability and will to fight.
total war
Who did Lincoln have as his running mate in the 1864 election?
Andrew Johnson
What Union Admiral captured the City of New Orleans without firing a shot?
David Farragut
What triggered the Southern States seceded?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860
Where did the Confederate Army Surrender?
Appomattox Court House
The failed ________________ charge took place in the Battle of Gettysburg.
Pickett's
What were the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Transformed the war from a war to save the Union to include liberation of slaves, slaves left their masters, Britain would not recognize the south, paved the way to end slavery, black regiments began to form in the North
What is God's control over human events called?
Providence