North vs. South
Name 2 advantages that the North had over the South at the start of the war
Larger population
Government already in place
Larger navy
More manufacturing capability
More miles of railroad
Other answers may be accepted...
The EP did not officially abolish slavery in the U.S. What did?
The 13th amendment
Both the Union and the Confederacy introduced conscription--the CSA earlier due to their lower population. Furthermore, the 'twenty slave' law faced much opposition from poor Southern whites because it exempted owners of 20 or more slaves from conscription.
What is conscription?
A (military) draft
This was the North's strategy to starve the South of resources by blockading their ports and not allowing any shipments in or out.
The Anaconda Plan
This man became the commander of the Union forces by the end of the war. He would go on to become president after the war.
Ulysses S Grant
Name 2 advantages that the South had over the North at the start of the war
Population more familiar with firearms
Knowledge of terrain
Fighting a defensive war
Fighting for independence
More skilled generals (debatable)
Other answers may be accepted.
Why did the EP effectively prevent Great Britain and France from joining the war on the Confederate side?
It made the Union anti-slavery, meaning GB and France would be supporting slavery. They did not want to take that position.
When this is imposed, civil courts are replaced by military courts and civil liberties are often limited in order to maintain military power in an area.
Martial law
This 1863 battle resulted in a Union victory and is widely considered to be the turning point of the war.
The Battle of Gettysburg
This was the Confederacy's most celebrated general. He led the Army of Northern Virigina.
Robert E Lee
Why were Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri important during the Civil War?
They were the slave states that bordered the free states (Border states) and remained in the Union.
Lincoln used force to make sure they stayed in the Union even though populations were very divided about secession.
The EP changed the Union's war aims (goals) to include fighting against slavery. What was the Union's main goal before the EP?
Preserve the Union
Controversially, Lincoln suspended this in many parts of the U.S., a legal provision which limits the time someone can be held by authorities without being charged. It is a key judicial defense against arbitrary arrest.
The writ of habeas corpus
While the Union did not want to damage the South too much at the beginning of the war, by the end they were engaging in total war (victory at all costs). What was the name of the strategy of burning resources such as food and shelter to devastate civilian communities and encourage surrender?
Scorched Earth
This Union general was eventually replaced because he proved to be hesitant and indecisive. After his victory at Antietam, he did not pursue the enemy because he believed them to be stronger than they actually were.
George McClellan
The Confederacy did not last long enough to hold a democratic election. The Union did not suspend the democratic process and held an election in 1864. Who did Lincoln defeat in that election?
Who was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?
Slaves in rebelling states
Slaves in the Union states were not legally affected.
This man was arrested in Maryland for destroying train tracks, preventing Union troops from reaching Washington, D.C. When Chief Justice Taney told Lincoln he could arrest him, Lincoln ignored the courts.
John Merryman
This is the site where CSA General Lee surrendered his army to US General Grant. This marked the end of the war.
Appomattox Court House
This was the president of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis
Technically, the CSA could fight a defensive war, as it was the Union who needed to conquer the them and not the other way around. Why did the CSA need to invade the North instead of simply defending their territory?
The Union had imposed a naval blockade that was sapping the South of resources. It could not hold out forever and needed to win/end the war soon.
The EP was released in two parts: The first part in September 1862 and the second part taking effect in January 1, 1863. What were rebelling states given the opportunity to do in those three months?
Rejoin the Union and keep their slaves.
This man was a prominent Copperhead who supported Southern independence and discouraged Northerners from joining the Union army. When Lincoln arrested him for giving an anti-Union speech, it was seen as controversial.
Clement Vallandigham
Grant won this battle, which allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River, dividing the Confederacy in two and making it easier to conquer.
The Battle of Vicksburg
This Union general did not become president after the war, but was a very successful military strategist that helped bring the CSA to surrender by burning farms and communities in his 'March to the Sea' through Georgia.
William T. Sherman