Match the Term
weapons, ammunition, and equipment used in a war
munition
Robert E. Lee surrendered at ___________________
Appomattox Courthouse
Which Union general did the president trust most of all?
Ulysses S. Grant
Which Republican president opposed slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
to discuss or bargain between two or more parties in order to reach an agreement
negotiate
__________ was the period after the Civil War when America was being rebuilt by reuniting the nation physically, socially, and politically.
Reconstruction
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
a temporary fortification where guns are mounted
siegeworks
the act of spying to gather information about the enemy's positions and weaknesses
scouting
The notice that promised to free all enslaved people was the ___________________
Emancipation Proclamation
Which Union general attempted to capture Richmond from the Confederates in the Peninsular Campaign?
George McClellan
The principle that the federal government has only limited authority over each state is called ____________
states' rights
the act of removing oneself from an organization or alliance
The battle that had a profound influence on the Civil War was fought at ____________
Gettysburg
Who captured and burned Atlanta, an important rail hub in the Confederacy?
William T. Sherman
Which Confederate general was the most famous and became the superintendent of West Point?
Robert E. Lee
a military operation in which a city or fort is completely surrounded, cutting off help and supplies in order to force a surrender
siege
The single bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War was fought at _______________
Antietam
Which Confederate general stood "like a stone wall" during the battle of Bull Run?
Thomas Jackson
Explain what the election of 1860 meant for many Southerners.
It meant the end of their way of life. They did not know how to live without slaves.