Civil War Leaders
Civil War Vocab
Civil War Battles
North
South
100
This man was the 16th President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln
100
law requiring men to serve in the military if they were called
draft
100
The first shots fired of the war were by the South on this fort in South Carolina
Fort Sumter
100
The Capital of the North
Washington D.C.
100
The name given to the country the Southern States created
Confederate States of America
200
This man was the first and only President of the Confederate States
Jefferson Davis
200
tax on people's earnings
income tax
200
This first major bloody battle showed the North that the war would not be a quick victory they thought it may have been
Battle of Bull Run
200
The North contained 20,000 miles of this which helped transport goods and troops around the country
Railroads
200
Capital of the South
Richmond, Virginia
300
This man was the Leader of the Confederate Army
Robert E Lee
300
rise in prices and decrease in the value of money
inflation
300
One of the bloodiest battles of the war took place in a village on the Tennessee River
Battle of Shiloh
300
Name 1 of the 4 slave states that stayed in the Union
Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri
300
The first state to leave the Union
South Carolina
400
This man accepted the surrender of the South at Appomattox Courthouse
Ulysses S. Grant
400
northerner who opposed using force to keep the South in the Union
Copperhead
400
During this battle, Lee's men dug into the crest of a hill and mowed down wave after wave of charging Union forces
Battle of Fredericksburg
400
What was the population of the North during the war. (within 3 million)
22 million
400
The two countries the South tried to gain support from to help their cause
England and France
500
This man published the Abolitionist Newspaper, The North Star
Frederick Douglass
500
right to be charged or to have a hearing before being jailed
habeas corpus
500
The confederates won this battle in Virginia but lost General Stonewall Jackson
Battle of Chanellorsville
500
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do...Be VERY specific.
Freed slaves in confederate states outside union control.
500
The name of the first ironclad ship
CSS Virginia
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