The North
(100 points each!)
Name the 4 slave states that stayed in the Union.
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware
The first (and only) president of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis
His election was the final straw that led some Southern states to secede.
Abraham Lincoln
This place was where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
Fort Sumter (Charleston, South Carolina.
April 12, 1861)
This word refers to the freeing of slaves.
The term for a type of conflict that destroys civilian and economic resources as well as military targets.
Total War
This was Lincoln's order to free the Confederate Slaves.
Emancipation Proclamation (January 1st, 1863)
He was the most famous military commander of the Confederacy.
Robert E. Lee
This battle in Virginia was the first major battle of the Civil War. It resulted in a Confederate victory.
1st Battle of Bull Run (July 21, 1861)
Constitutional Protection against unlawful imprisonment.
Habeas Corpus
This speech by Lincoln came after a major battle in Pennsylvania, at the dedication of a war cemetery. Although it was short, it inspired the north by framing the Civil War in terms of freedom for all men.
Gettysburg Address.
The tactic by the Confederacy to not sell cotton to Europe so Europe would support the Confederacy in the war.
Cotton Diplomacy
This Union leader developed a strategy for beating the Confederacy by blockading southern ports and taking control of the Mississippi River
Winfield Scott
BONUS: What was the plan called?
This battle was the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War. It ended in a Union victory.
Antietam (September 17, 1862)
The name of the two ironclad ships who fought each other in the Civil War.
The Monitor (Union) and the Merrimack (Confederate). March 9, 1862
BONUS: WHAT WAS the RESULT of the Battle?
DOUBLE BONUS: What was the SIGNIFICANCE of the Battle?
He was a Union Navy leader who led naval attacks on New Orleans and other southern targets.
David Farragut
The location where Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant met to negotiate terms of Confederate surrender.
Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
This fiery preacher and abolitionist hoped to start a slave rebellion with his attack on Harper's Ferry.
John Brown
This key battle of the war, fought in Pennsylvania, is viewed by many as the turning point in the war.
Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
The Battle at which the Union army gained control of the Upper Mississippi Valley. It was the first battle with large-scale death and suffering.
Battle of Shiloh (April 6 & 7, 1862)
In the Civil War, name 3 advantages that the North had over the South.
-Larger Population to draw Soldiers and Workers from
-Better transportation system
-The war stimulated economic growth in the North
-More developed economy, banking system, & currency.
In the Civil War, name 3 advantages that the South had over the North.
-A strong military tradition with talented officers.
-Southern farms were a good source of food to supply the Confederate Army.
-Wilderness and Rivers that provided natural barriers to the Northern Armies.
-The South didn't have conquer territory. They just had to wait out the North.
He was the Union general who ultimately led the Union to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War.
BONUS: What was his nickname?
List 7 ways that the battle of Antietam was significant for America. (500 point EACH!!)
1. The Union Army was able to repel the invading Confederate Forces.
2. The victory allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
3. The Union victory kept France and Britain from getting involved.
4. The Battle lifted sagging Union moral
5. Photographs of Antietam brought the horror of war to Americans for the first time
6. The victory helped the Republicans retain control of congress in the midterm elections.
7. It marked the beginning of the end for General McClellan because he didn't pursue the Confederate forces.
Union General Winfield Scott developed a two-part strategy to conquer the South. What were the two parts?
1. Destroy the South's economy with a Naval Blockade.
2. Gain control of the Mississippi River and divide the South in half.