Generals/Leaders
First Battle of Bull Run General who stood tall allowing the Confederacy to resupply itself.
Stonewall Jackson
Where the first shots were fired to start the civil war.
Fort Sumter
The act of spying to gather information about the enemy's position and weaknesses.
scouting
Republican candidate of 1860.
Abraham Lincoln
The Supreme Court ruled against this case in which a slave sued his owners to receive freedom.
Dred Scott
The confederacy's main general who surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse.
Robert E. Lee
Which battle in the Northern Territory had a profound influence on the war and had the most casualties?
Gettysburg
Factory production in the South suffered during the war from the Union's _________ that stopped many foreign shipments.
blockade
Southern states based their economy on?
slavery and agriculture
The principle that the federal government has only limited authority over each state.
State's rights
Captured and burned Atlanta, an important rail hub for the Confederacy.
William T. Sherman
The South won its first victory here. The battle was also known as the battle of Manassas?
Battle of Bull Run
Winfield Scott proposed a blockade and an attack by surrounding and suffocating the south.
Anaconda Plan
What act in 1850 required Americans to help return runaway slaves to their owners?
Fugitive Slave Act
A person who opposed slavery and wanted to end it immediately.
abolitionist
He was the Union general at the Battle of Gettysburg.
George Meade
Who won the siege of Vicksburg?
Union
A military operation in which a city or fort is completely surrounded, cutting off help and supplies in order to force a surrender.
siege
After the election of 1860, seven states formed a new union called?
The Confederate States of America
Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, starting the...
Civil War
In the Peninsular Campaign, this general tried to capture Richmond from the Confederates.
George McClellan
Who won the second battle of Bull Run?
Confederacy
These were used to scout out the position of enemy troops.
Hot Air Balloons
What percentage of the US population died during the civil war? 1%, 2%, 36%, 10%
2%
After the election of 1860, many states chose to __________ from the Union.
secede
Republican Candidate that ran in 1856
John C. Fremont
What was the difference between McClellan and Grant?
Grant was more aggressive and willing to take casualty losses if it resulted in a Union victory.
The capital for the Confederacy was...
Richmond, VA
Who shot President Abraham Lincoln during a play at Ford's Theatre?
John Wilkes Booth
The first state to leave the Union was...
South Carolina
First Union General under Lincoln
Irvin McDowell
Abraham Lincoln gave a speech dedicating a cemetery here many months after this battle. His speech is called the
The Gettysburg Address
For every one soldier that died from a wound, 5 more died from this.
What are Diseases.
This was the horrific prison where Union soldiers were kept.
What was Andersonville.
John Bell and his party said that the Constitution permitted/allowed...
slavery
President of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis
What battle featured the bloodiest day of the war?
Antietam
The tactic of burning houses and buildings and killing animals is called
Total War
Railroads, factories, and navy were advantages for the...
Union
This book was published by an abolitionist that exposed the ills of slavery. Name the book, name the author.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe