Abraham Lincoln
What personal tragedy did President Lincoln deal with prior to the Battle of Antietam?
His child died.
What tactic did grant use at Petersburg?
siege
Robert E. Lee's
What is the north's population at this time?
21.5 million
Who wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
By issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln made the Civil War about what issue?
slavery
Lee surrendered to Grant on what date?
April 9, 1865
How many casualties were at the Battle of Antietam?
23,000
What was the name of the north's strategy and who proposed it?
Anaconda plan; Winfield Scott
What is the name of the slave that sued for his freedom after his owner moved to a free state?
Dred Scott
What is Lincoln's response following the loss at Chancellorsville?
"What will the country say?"
Why was Lee unsuccessful at Petersburg?
Lee didn't have enough soldiers
confederates
What side never gets outside help?
confederacy
This person led a raid in October of 1859 and was later was convicted of treason and hanged.
John Brown
What is Lincoln's main goal?
He wants to preserve the union.
Who made a final stand at Petersburg?
the confederacy
Where was the last phase of this battle?
burnside bridge
What sides economy is more balanced?
the north
Lincoln named him the new union commander following the Battle of Bull Run.
George B. McClellan
Lincoln shuts down the newspapers in response to what?
The opposition
What was the last thing Grant asked for at the end of the war?
Great Britain
Whos tactic? ...they don't have to invade the ____, they just have to prevent from being occupied.
souths
Who was Robert E. Lee's second in command during the Peninsular Campaign?
Stonewall Jackson