Important Battles
Union/North
Confederates/South
Generals/Officers
Vocabulary
100
Fort Sumter
Where were the first shots of the civil war fired?
100
What did the Civil War stimulate in the North.
Economic growth
100
What was the name of the Confederate's ironclad.
The Virginia.
100
General _______ troops began the Siege of Vicksburg
Grant's
100
What were contrabands?
Escaped slaves
200
What was the first MAJOR battle of the civil war?
First Battle of Bull Run
200
What are two things the North had but the South didn't?
The North had many more soldiers and much more money to spend.
200
What other country did the Confederates try to ally with?
Great Britain.
200
Which general launched the series of clashes known as the Seven Days' Battles?
Robert E. Lee
200
What were ships that were heavily armored with iron called?
Ironclads
300
What did General Grant's troops do during the Siege of Vicksburg?
Grant's troops cut off the city of resources and shelled them repeatedly.
300
How was the Union's naval strategy successful?
The Union blockade reduced the number of ships entering the South from 6,000 to 800.
300
What was the south's best advantage?
It only needed to defend its self until the North grew tired of fighting.
300
The shock at Bull Run persuaded Lincoln of the need for a better trained army. Who did Lincoln put his hopes in?
George B. McClellan
300
Who were copper heads?
Many of them were midwesterners that sympathized with the South and opposed abolition.
400
What is the Battle of Antietam known for?
The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War - and of U.S history.
400
What happen to the Union/North after the First Battle of Bull Run?
The Union/North's hopes of winning the war quickly were shattered.
400
How did the south's geography help them?
Northern generals were often forced to attack Confederate troops from the side rather than the front.
400
Which two generals did the last battle of the Civil War end with?
General Grant and General Lee
400
What happen at Appomattox Courthouse.
Lee surrendered to Grant, thus ending the civil war.
500
What does Grant do to Lee to cause him to surrender in the last battle?
What does Grant do to Lee to cause him to surrender in the last battle?Grant's troops had surrounded Lee's army and cut off his escape just west of Richmond because Lee had hoped to join other Confederates in fighting in North Carolina.
500
How was the Union the actual victor of the Battle of Shiloh and what did they gain?
The arrival of the Ohio force helped Grant regain territory and push the enemy back into Mississippi. The Union gained more control of the Mississippi River Valley.
500
Which general of the Confederate army was willing to take risks and make unpredictable moves to throw Union forces off balance?
Robert E. Lee
500
Which 2 Generals fought in the Battle of Antietam, which was also known as the bloodiest battle of U.S history?
General Robert E. Lee and McClellan
500
Union troops launched the _______ _______ - a series of battles designed to capture the Confederates capital at Richmond, Virginia.
Wilderness Campaign
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