Generals
Who is the overall commander of the Army of Northen Virginia? (Confederate)
Robert E. Lee
Which action officially began the Civil War?
Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
Key goal of the Anaconda Plan?
Blockade Southern ports
Why were border states like Kentucky and Maryland important to the Union?
provided strategic locations and resources
In what year was Lincoln elected President?
1860
Who replaced Ambrose Burnsides as the leader of the Army of the Potomac and was the victor at the Battle of Gettysburg?
George Meade
What happened to Richmond in 1865?
It was captured by Union forces
Primary early war strategy on the Confederacy?
Fight a defensive war and gain recognition
What did the Emacipation Proclamation do?
Freed enslaved people in the Confederate States.
Who assonated Abrham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
The leader of Lee's calvary who went missing during the Battle of Gettysburg?
JEB Stuart
What was Pickett's Charge
Confederate assault of Union Lines
How did Longstreet's strategy differ from Lee's?
He favored defensive positions over risky assults.
What happened at Appomattox?
Lee surreneded to Grant
What opportunity did the Battle of Antietam give Lincoln?
To issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Union general who was great at organizing and preparing an army, but reluctant to fight?
George B. McClellan
What made the Battle of Shiloh signficant?
it showed it would be a long war with high casualities.
What was Sherman's strategy during the March to the Sea?
Total war against Southern infastructure.
Why is the Gettysburg Address important?
It inspired national unity.
What was Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus?
Allowing arrests without trials
School teacher from Maine who helped the 20th Maine maintain Little Round Top at Gettysburg.
Joshua Chamberlin
What did the Battle of Fort McHenry inspire?
The Star Spangeled Banner
Why was Appomattox significant?
It ended the Civil War.
What was the main idea of the Gettysburg Address?
Redefining the war around equality
Who was Lincoln's Secretary of State?
William Seward