What battle did the Confederates expect a quick victory for?
Battle of Bull Run
100
What did many slaves decide to do after hearing the proclamation?
leave their plantations
100
Who was the president during the war?
Abraham Lincoln
200
What battle displayed the power that Lincoln needed to announce his Proclamation?
Antietam
200
Who was known as a perfectionist?
George McClellan
200
What battle did the North put a stop to because they found Lee's plans on cigar paper?
Antietam
200
What territories were not liberated to slaves under the proclamation?
Border states and claimed territories
200
In what battle did the Union display power that Lincoln needed to announce the Emancipation Proclamation?
Antietam Creek
300
Where were slaves not freed?
Border States and the conquered territories
300
A general who was known for his drinking problem and son battles at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, but lost a battle at Shiloh
Who is General Ulysses S. Grant?
300
When the Blacks who had surrendered were massacred
What is Fort Pillow massacre?
300
Blacks were accounted for about _____ percent of the Union Army
What is 10%?
300
This 2 minute speech by Abraham Lincoln was thought of as ludicrous and silly by many, but provided the soldiers with a new goal and added moral purpose to the war
What is the Gettysburg Address?
400
Why was the Proclamation controversial?
as many soldiers refused to fight for abolition and deserted
400
He was known for his sideburns and launched an attack on Fredericksburg Virginia where he lost badly
Who is A.E Burnside?
400
The battle that started when Lee prepared to invade the North for the second time. General George. G Meade of the North destroyed General George Pickett of the South
What is The Battle of Gettysburg?
400
Before the year 1864, Southerners recognized blacks as
What is runaway slaves and rebels?
400
Group of people who supported Lincoln during the Civil War
What is the War Democrats?
500
What was one of the purposes it succeeded in?
to undermine the labor of the south
500
Led the confederates in battle in Gettysburg which ended in a "pig-slaughter" of Confederates
Who is General George Pickett?
500
The battle lost by "Fighting Joe" Hooker when Lee divided his army into two and defeated the Norh
What is the battle at Fredericksburg, Virgina?
500
Many slaves didn't do this until the near end of the war because they were either loyal, afraid, or lacked leadership