Name the two opposing commanders of the Union and Confederate armies.
Union: Ulysses S. Grant.
Confederate: Robert E. Lee.
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What was the first battle where Union and Confederate troops officially met?
First Battle of Bull Run.
100
What battle is considered the official turning point of the war?
Battle of Gettysburg.
100
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth.
100
Where is Lincoln buried?
His hometown of Springfield, Illinois.
200
What new weapons technology contributed to the massive loss of life during the war?
Cone-shaped bullets and rifles.
200
What effect did high casualty rates have on enlistment on both sides?
Army enlistment dropped, so both North and South came up with ways to force men to serve in the Army.
200
The Union captures what southern city, that allows them to totally control the Mississippi river?
Vicksburg.
200
Grant chases Lee across what state?
Virginia.
200
What two events were made certain after the war?
Supremacy of the federal government, and the freedom of all slaves in all states.
300
The Union was superior to the Confederacy in four imporant areas. What were they?
Population, Industrial capability, Railroads, and Finances.
300
Which battle was fought in the Confederate-claimed Arizona territory?
Battle of Picacho Peak.
300
A critical junction of railroad in Tennessee was fought over during which battle?
Battle of Chattanooga.
300
What does General Sherman do across Georgia and South Carolina as he marches to the sea?
Every city he encounters he burns to the ground, and he destroys every railroad.
300
What was the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond, Virginia.
400
What was the Anaconda Plan?
The Union plan to blockade Confederate port, use gunboats to control the Mississippi river, and over time force the South to surrender.
400
Farragut and Grant win victories in which two southern cities that allow the Union to control the northern and southern ends of the Mississippi River?
New Orleans and Shiloh.
400
The Battle of Chattanooga would eventually split the Union army in two, with Grant headed to _____, and General William Sherman headed to ______.
Virginia; Georgia.
400
What did the 13th Amendment do?
It freed all slaves in the United States.
400
What is the name of the period of time following the war?
Reconstruction.
500
What is meant by the Civil War being a, "war of attrition?"
A war of attrition in the wearing down the enemy by exhausting soldiers and resources over time.
500
At the Battle of Antietam, Robert E. Lee hoped to accomplish what three goals by invading the north?
1. Successful invasion might force North to recognize South.
2. Also gain recognition from Britain.
3. Use Union resources for Confederate soldiers.
500
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It freed all the slaves in the Confederacy, but none in the Union, so it practically didn't do anything.
500
Where did General Lee formally offer the South's unconditional surrender to General Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse.
500
According to your text, approximately how many American soldiers died during the war?
620,000. More Americans died during the Civil War than during the Revolution, the Mexican War, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam all combined.