Miscellaneous
This battle, fought in July 1861, was a decisive victory for the South. The North attempted to take the Southern capital of Richmond, VA in this battle.
When was the Battle of Bull Run/Battle of Manassas?
A law forcing military service for men within a specific age range
What is constription (also known as the draft)?
This photographer followed the war and took pictures of the battles revealing the horrors of war and shocking Americans.
Who is the Matthew Brady?
This "bloodiest" Battle in September 1862 gave Lincoln the win he needed to issue to the Emancipation Proclamation
What is the battle of Antietam?
General George McClellan
What is the North?
Fill in the blank:
Will to Fight x Resources = ___________
What is total resistance?
List 3 innovations or technologies introduced during the war.
What is rifled weapons, aerial reconnaissance, ironclad ships, telegraph, trench warfare, mines, and photography?
This was a Confederate general who was originally conflicted about his role in the war. He was a brilliant military leader.
Robert E. Lee
Was more agricultural than industrial
What is the South?
This took effect Jan. 1, 1863 freeing slaves in Confederate held areas.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Union, Their homes
Northern commander who marched East across Georgia to Atlanta destroying everything in his path.
Who was General Sherman?
The 3 day battle that is considered the bloodiest and a turning point of the war.
What is Gettysburg
?
General George Pickett
What is the South?
This was established along the southern coast to prevent entry or exit of passengers or commerce.
What is a naval blockade? (Anaconda Plan)
This Confederate sympathizer, _____________ shot President Lincoln in the head fatally wounding him because _____________.
John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln said he wanted to give African American men the right to vote
This Northern General was willing not only to fight but also to do whatever was needed to end the war even if it meant ordering his generals to use the method of total war.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This was the location of the final battle of the war, where General Lee's Confederate forces surrendered to General Grant's Union forces.
What is Appomattox Court House?
Had more soldiers, supplies, new technology, and weapons
What is the North?
A strategy developed by the North to blockade the southern coasts, control the Mississippi River, divide and conquer the southern heartland, and capture Richmond, Virginia.
What is the Anaconda Plan?