Fort Sumter & Early War
This is the reason the Confederacy claimed Fort Sumter as their own, even though it was a U.S. fort.
Because it was located in South Carolina, which had seceded and joined the Confederacy?
These five slave states stayed with the Union and are known as the ‘border states.
Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, and West Virginia
The next major battle after Fort Sumter took place in Manassas, VA, also known as this.
The First Battle of Bull Run
The average Civil War soldier spent only this many days per month fighting; the rest were spent doing these activities.
About 1-2 days fighting; the rest marching, drilling, or in camp
Clara Barton contributed to the Civil War in this famous way
By founding the American Red Cross and serving as a battlefield nurse
These were major strengths and weaknesses for each side, including military systems, geography, and tactics.
The North had more industry and railroads; the South had defensive advantage and strong military leaders
Population, railroads, and industry played these roles for the North and South
The North had more people, railroads, and factories; the South had less of each
Despite his successes in the West, many Northerners wanted Lincoln to remove this Union general. He did not
Ulysses S. Grant
At the start of the Civil War, this was the Union’s main goal.
To preserve or keep the Union in tact
It was crucial to the Union that this border state did not secede, because it surrounded the capital.
Maryland
This Confederate general became a hero at Manassas and earned a famous nickname.
Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson
These factors made Civil War battlefields more dangerous than earlier American wars.
New, more deadly weapons and old tactics
With many men away at war, life changed for wives and daughters in these ways
They took on new roles, running farms and businesses
This experienced general created the Union’s overall military strategy
Winfield Scott
Agriculture was vital to the Confederacy for this reason.
It provided food and cotton for trade
The Battle of Hampton Roads in March 1862 was significant for this reason.
It was the first clash of ironclad warships
The Confederacy chose this city and state as its capital
Richmond, Virginia
This side won the first battle at Manassas
the Confederacy
Thanks to new naval technology, warfare at sea changed in this way during the Civil War.
Ironclad ships replaced wooden ones
The Union’s ‘Anaconda Plan’ aimed to win the war in this way
By blockading Southern ports and controlling the Mississippi River to squeeze the Confederacy
Three outcomes of the South’s success in the Seven Days’ Battles were these
Union retreat, boosted Southern morale, and prolonged the war
This is a reason why the war became unpopular in the North after the first battle at Manassas.
Because the Union lost, shattering hopes for a quick victory
Civil War doctors faced these major challenges.
Little medical knowledge and lack of sanitation
The Confederacy’s plan to get European aid depended on this strategy, and it failed for this reason
Withholding cotton exports; it failed because Europe found other suppliers
The first Southern invasion of the North led to the deadliest day at this battle
The Battle of Antietam
This belief about women and health care was overturned by the Civil War
That women couldn’t be nurses or serve in medical roles
After Antietam, Lincoln replaced McClellan with this general for this reason.
Ambrose Burnside, because McClellan was too cautious