Vocab
Plantation
a large farm that grew crops like cotton, tobacco, rice, and sugar.
What state first succeeded?
South Carolina
Why is Battle of Fort Sumter important?
The first battle of the civil war
Sherman
Union Army General who led Sherman's March to the Sea
Confederacy
group of southern states that left the United States to form their own country
What state had the Sherman's March to the Sea?
Georgia
New Orleans and what other city were transporting supplies across the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg
When slaves came to the North, what did they do, involving the war
Joined the Union Army
What was the campaign that soldiers marched 300 miles across Georgia burning down towns and destroying cities.
Sherman's March to the Sea
What state is the capital of the Confederacy?
Virginia
What battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?
Siege of _______
Siege of Vicksburg
Robert E. Lee
leader of the Confederate Army
Secede
to formally withdraw from a country
What was the river in the South that the Union came and created blockades?
Mississippi River
Battle of Appomattox
Confederacy surrendered to Union
The end of the civil war
Ulysses S Grant
General of the North
Andersonville Prison
Prison in Georgia that held prisoners of war
Bonus: A key confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, fell to Union forces after a 47 day siege
Vicksburg
Bonus: What is the bloodiest battle in the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
Who was Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War
President of the United States