War Areas &
Battles
Battles
It was the turning point of war, resulting in the Union's victory.
What is Battle of Gettysburg?
Lincoln's address that talked about liberty, equality, and democratic ideals.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
Commanded in the Confederacy, but did not believe in slavery.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
Controlled the sea and made a blockade.
Who is the Union Navy?
First woman with medical license.
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?
It is a fort near Charleston where the Civil War started.
What is Fort Sumter?
It freed slaves in the South.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The amendment that repealed slavery.
What is the 13th Ammendment?
New type of warship made by the Confederary.
What is the Ironclad?
Abolitionist, wanted more work against slavery.
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
Confederates caught Grant by surprise. The next day the Union counterattacked and forced the Confederate army to retreat.
What is the Battle of Shiloh?
This played key role in the attack on South Carolina's Fort Wagner.
What is 54th Massachusetts Infantry?
This novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, that helped many Northerners oppose slavery.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Name for the Union Navy's Ironclad.
What is the Moniter?
Organized a collection of medicine and supplies to go to Union troops.
Who is Clara Borton?
Bloodiest single day battle of the war; Union won.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
A pair of federal laws passed by the US Congress allowing to capture and return runaway slaves.
What is the Fugitive-Slave Act?
This abolitionist led a failed raid on a federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859.
Who is John Brown?
Union Strategy in the West focused on controlling one thing
What is the Mississippi River?
New Orleans Flag officer and refused to work for the Confederates.
Who is David Farragut?
Lee sent Jackson's troops around Pope's right side in 1862.
What is the Second Battle of Bull Run?
The Supreme Court's decision that said enslaved people were not citizens.
What is the Dred Scott decision?
Escaped slaves that can join the army South Carolina.
What are Contrabands?
A target of a siege led by Grant that split the Confederacy into two Union controlled areas.
What is Vicksburg?
Ordered warships through hail of Confederate fire.
Who is John C. Pemberton?