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Naval Forces
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Who is President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
100
What is the Battle of Vicksburg trying to gain control of?
This battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
100
What was the first great battle of the Civil war?
the Battle of Bull Run
100
What marked the beginning of the civil war? No one died...until after!
the attack on Fort Sumter
100
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General
100
What is an Iron Clad
Wooden Ship covered with steel plating
200
Who was president of the South
Jefferson Davis
200
Which side of the Civil War were called the Confederacy?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
200
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
200
What was the biggest Southern advantage?
great strong leadership
200
What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860...thought it was a threat to slavery and their economy.
200
Name of 1st Iron clad ship
CSS Virginia
300
Who was the general in charge of the southern forces
Robert E Lee
300
What were some of the advantages of the Union?
Abundant natural resources and manufacturing, more people, railroads, etc...
300
Capital of the Confederacy.
What is Richmond.
300
Years of the Civil War
What is 1861-1865
300
What happened to the President of the North at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated
300
Name of the Union Iron Ship
USS Monitor
400
Who gave the Gettysburg address?
President Abraham Lincoln
400
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
400
Capital of the Union.
Washington DC
400
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse
400
what was impact of the port blockades to the south
no trade - starvation - no supplies - no foreign support (England, France)
400
What was significant about the naval battle between the Monitor and Virginia
Revolutionary change in ship design - made all wooden ship obsolete
500
Who was teh General in charge of Union Forces
Ulysses S. Grant
500
This was called the _________ Plan.
What is Anaconda Plan
500
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war? Three day battle in Pennsylvania.
the Battle of Gettysburg
500
What was the danger faced by African Americans who fought for the Union?
If captured they could be sold into slavery
500
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
500
What was the primary mission of the Union Naval Forces
Blockade the southern ports