Civil War Battles
The North
The South
People
Vocab
100
This was the first true battle of the Civil War, and it convinced the North that they would need more troops.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run
100
This was a hard biscuit made of wheat flour eaten by the Union soldiers.
What is hardtack?
100
These were small, fast, vessels the South used to smuggle goods past the Union navy.
What are blockade runners?
100
He was the President of the United States during the Civil War.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
100
To cut off food and supplies and bombard a city until its defenders give up.
What is siege?
200
This was the bloodiest single day battle in the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Antietam.
200
This was the name of the first African American regiment in the Union army.
What is the 54th Massachusetts?
200
Because the South lacked sufficient money, the Confederacy was forced to print paper money to pay its bills causing this.
What is inflation in the South?
200
He was the first and only president of the Confederacy.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
200
To search and raid for food as the soldiers marched.
What is foraging?
300
This was the battle that Grant most regretted.
What is the Battle of Cold Harbor?
300
These was the nickname given to the Democrats that opposed war and wanted to negotiate.
What are Copperheads?
300
This was where Robert E. Lee was from.
What is Virginia?
300
She left her job in a patent office to nurse soldiers on the battlefield.
Who was Clara Barton?
300
The wearing down of one side by the exhaustion of soldiers and resources.
What is attrition?
400
After this battle, Abraham Lincoln delivered a famous speech.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
400
This was another name for paper money.
What are greenbacks?
400
This was where Lee surrendered.
What is Appomattox Court House?
400
He proposed the Anaconda Plan.
Who was Winfield Scott?
400
This was the military prison in the South with no shade where nearly 100 prisoners died each day during the summer.
What is Andersonville?
500
This battle was near a church.
What is the Battle of Shiloh?
500
This caused Britain to threaten war against the United States.
What was the Trent Affair?
500
This was the first capital of the Confederacy.
What is Montgomery, AL?
500
He assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
500
This freed the slaves in parts of the country that were still in rebellion.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
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