Geography
Give an example of a border state
Delaware, Missouri, Maryland, Kentucky
Lincoln suspended the right of habeaus corpus in this state
Maryland
The term used to describe soldiers being forced into military service
Conscription
This Union general was present when the Confederates surrendered, and later became the 18th U.S. President
Ulysses S. Grant
Where did the surrender of the war take place?
Appomattox Court House, Appomattox, VA
What was the anaconda strategy?
Blockade all access to Confederate water sources: the Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean
What was the purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea?
To make life so miserable to convince everyday Southerners to oppose the war
What battle led to the Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg
Why was Lincoln criticized by Taney for his war actions?
Taney believed suspending habeaus corpus was unconstitutional
What was Lincoln's position towards the Southern, Confederate states during the Civil War?
They were states in rebellion, they had never formally left the Union
This person served as President of the Confederacy; before he was a U.S. Senator from Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee tried to invade the North through this state, and in this battle
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
When did the Emancipation Proclamation take effect?
Janaury 1, 1863
What was the name of the Confederate and Union ironclad ships that fought in the Battle of Hampton Roads?
Merrimack and Monitor
This Southern sympathizer killed Lincoln on April 15, 1865?
John Wilkes Booth
What was the last Confederate held town along the Mississippi River
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Emancipation Proclamation was an example of an?
Executive order
Why were some parts of Louisiana and Virginia exempt from the terms of the Emancipation Proclamation?
These parts were already under control of the Union military