Causes of the Civil War
What did the issue of slavery cause many southern states to do in in 1860?
Secede
First MAJOR battle of the war; this victory by the CONFEDERATE army made Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson a hero and convinced the Union army that the war would be very costly.
What is, Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
True or False:
The 1860 Presidential Election was voted on along sectional lines (North for Republicans, South for Democrats)
What is, TRUE
Had the advantage of a bigger population, better transportation and more money during the Civil War
What is the Union
General in charge of the Armies of the Confederate States of America
When Abraham Lincoln, a Northern Republican from Illinois, won the 1860 election this southern state was the first to leave the Union.
South Carolina
Single bloodiest day during the war. This Union victory in Maryland successfully repelled Gen. Lee's attempt to invade the North.
What is, the battle of Antietam
Issued by Lincoln after the Battle of Antietam; Made the war about ending slavery.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
Union strategy to prevent supplies from reaching the South from overseas and cut off the Confederate supply line with a blockade of the southern coast line; divide the South along the Mississippi River.
Which Union general is best known for using terror tactics and total war in his "march to the sea" to break the fighting will of southerners.
Who is William T. Sherman
Many Southerners thought that this issue BESIDES slavery was a cause to secede from the Union.
State's Rights
Union victory in Tennessee that allowed General Grant to defend important positions along the Mississippi River.
What is the Battle of Shilo
Major objective of General William T. Sherman as his army marched to Savannah for it's importance to the south as a major industrial city and railroad hub.
What is the Atlanta Campaign
Which confederate general was accused of having his troops massacre over 200 black troops that had surrendered during an attack at Fort Pillow; later a founding member of the Ku Klux Klan.
Law, passed by Congress in 1850, that made it illegal to help escaped slaves and allowed southern officials to find and return escaped slaves back to the South.
Fugitive Slave Act
What is Gettysburg.
President of the Confederacy
The Civil war ended at this location when General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
The first "battle" that started the Civil War and happened in South Carolina
Battle of Fort Sumter
Union victory in Mississippi that allowed the Union army to divide the Southern states and finally control the Mississippi River.
What were Abraham Lincoln's TWO goals of the election of 1860?
What is:
1) Keep the Union (United States) intact
2) Prevent the Spread of Slaver
What is, the "states in rebellion"
Confederate General who earned the nickname "Stonewall" for his courage and steadfastness in battle
Who is Thomas Jackson