Civil War Battles
Where the battle that had a profound influence on the Civil War was fought
Where is Gettysburg?
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis?
The act of spying to gather information about the enemy's position and weaknesses
What is "scouting"?
South Carolina was the first state to do this
What is secede?
The President of the Union during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
this was the Bloodiest DAY of the war
What is the Battle of Antietam?
A Republican president that opposed slavery
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The act of removing oneself from an organization or alliance
What is "secede"?
Confederate general that stood "like a stone wall" during the battle of Bull Run
Thomas Jackson
The Union general most-trusted by the president
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The Emancipation Proclamation followed this battle
What is the Battle of Antietam?
General Robert E. Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson were strong army leaders for this side
What is the Confederacy (or the Confederate army)?
To discuss or bargain between two or more parties in order to reach an agreement
What is "negotiate"?
He surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse after the Battle of Antietam and also became the superintendent of West Point
Who is Robert E. Lee?
Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse
Robert E. Lee
This battle was the bloodiest BATTLE
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
He captured and burned Atlanta, an important rail hub for the Confederacy
Who is William T. Sherman?
A temporary fortification where guns are mounted
What is "siegeworks"?
An important rail hub for the Confederacy was located here
Where is Atlanta?
The notice that promised to free all enslaved people
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This was the first battle in the Civil War
What is the Battle of Bull Run?
This Union general attempted to capture Richmond from the Confederates in the Peninsular Campaign
Who is George McClellan?
One says, "the federal government is above state power" and the other says, "the federal government has only limited authority over each state
What is the difference between federalism and states' rights?
This meant the end of Southerners way of life, since they did not know how to live without slaves
What is the election of 1860?
The period after the Civil War when America was being rebuilt by reuniting the nation
What is Reconstruction?