Civil War Unit

The

100

The person who led enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

Harriet Tubman

200

This person was the most successful Northern general in the Civil War.

Ulysses S. Grant

300

Issued by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free

Emancipation Proclamation

400

This was the bloodiest single day battle in US history with over 23,000 casualties 

Battle of Antietam

500

In May of 1863, the siege of this place led to the Union taking control of the Mississippi River

Vicksburg

Civil

100

First shots and beginning of the Civil War occurred where

Fort Sumter

200

This person, known for his strength, led the Confederates during the First Battle of Bull Run.

"Stonewall" Jackson

300

This person led the March to the Sea destroying everything in his path.

William T. Sherman

400

The battle of the ironclads featured this ship for the Union and this ship for the Confedaracy.

Union: Monitor

Confederacy: Merrimack 

500

During Sherman's March to the Sea this was used to conquer Atlanta; name given to a war that is fought without restrictions on weapons, territory, or combatants

Total War

War

100

Group of states that seceded from the Union to form this

Confederacy

200

This person was the most successful Southern general in the Civil War.

Robert E. Lee

300

This abolished slavery in the US

13th Amendment

400

Where did Lee surrender to Grant to end the war?

 Appomattox Court House

500

She was a famous nurse during the Civil War and established the Red Cross

Clara Barton

Jeopardy

100

Union war plan consisted of blockading the south

Anaconda plan

200

President of the Union

President of the Confederacy 

Abraham Lincoln

Jefferson Davis

300

Name for states lining the North and South, they were apart of the Union but kept slavery intact because Lincoln didn't want them to move to the Confederacy

Border States

400

Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North

Battle of Gettysburg

500

What was the first state to secede from the Union?

South Carolina

Review

100

What were the two main military strategies for the Confederacy against the Union?

1. Prolong the war

2. Defensive/home field advantage

200

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by _________ at _________ theater.

John Wilkes Booth

Ford's

300

Name the Battle

First major battle

Confederate victory. 

Showed that both sides needed training and war would be long and bloody

1st Battle of Bull Run

400

This was a failed infantry assault on the Union lines during the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863

Pickett's Charge

500

Name 3 out of the 5 border states during the Civil War.

Delaware, Kentucky, West Virginia, Missouri and Maryland