Civil War Unit Review

People

100

The person was given the city of Savannah, Ga as a Christmas present.

Abraham Lincoln

200

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

Ulysses S. Grant

300

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

Robert E. Lee

400

This person was the president of the Union during the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

500

This person was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Jefferson Davis

People

100

This person wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, which spoke about the cruelty of slavery.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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

Which abolitionist led an attack at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

John Brown

500

This person captured the city of Atlanta during what was known as the Atlanta Campaign.

William T. Sherman

Events

100

This bloody battle occurred from July 1 to July 3, 1863. A lot of men were lost on both sides; This battle was a turning point and foreshadowed who would win the war.

Battle of Gettysburg

200

The beginning of the Civil War started with the first shots fired here...

Fort Sumter

300

General Sherman's destruction of everything in GA (from Atlanta to Savannah) that could help the South win the war

March to the Sea

400

Where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses Grant, ending the Civil War

Appomattox Court House

500

The Union bombarded this place for over a month to officially split the Confederacy in half; a turning point in the war

Battle of Vicksburg

North/South

100

This area contained huge farms called plantations and had more enslaved people here.

South

200

This area had more people and factories and most of the people opposed slavery.

North

300

Most of the people living here opposed the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.

South

400

Many of the states here broke away from the Union.

South

500

This area had little damage and need of restoration after the war

North

Vocabulary

100

A person who wants to eliminate slavery

abolitionist

200

To officially leave a nation or country

secede

300

 The belief that states should have final authority over the federal government; One of the main reasons the South seceded

states' rights

400

Devotion to a section or region over those of a country as a whole

sectionalism

500

The idea that the national government should have final authority over the states

federalism

C.E.C.

100

The way people interpret the U.S. Constitution
(cultural / economic / constitutional )

constitutional

200

The way people chose to live their lives

(cultural / economic / constitutional )

cultural

300

The way people made a living

(cultural / economic / constitutional )

economic

400

People in the North did not farm, so they worked in textiles, fished, etc. People in the South worked with agriculture.

(cultural / economic / constitutional)

economic

500

Slavery was illegal and considered morally wrong in the North. Slavery was legal in the South and considered necessary for their way of life.

(cultural / economic / constitutional)

cultural