People (Build up to the War)
This President led the Union Army during the War
Abraham Lincoln
The two major Union victories known as the turning points of the war were ________________.
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
The invention that allowed President Lincoln to communicate with generals and quickly gather intelligence during the war.
The telegraph
For every life lost to a bullet, this killed 2 lives.
Disease/infection
This person wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin which spoke about the cruelty of slavery
Harriet Beecher Stowe
This President led the Confederate Army during the war?
Jefferson Davis
How did the Civil War begin?
when the Southerners attacked the Union at Fort Sumter in SC
This newer military technology allowed for reconnaissance during the war?
Observation Balloons
In order to combat the disastrous effects of disease the Federal Government commissioned this private agency?
USSC (US Sanitary Commission)
This set of laws included the extremely controversial Fugitive Slave Law
The Compromise of 1850
These Union states were crucial during the war despite having slavery
The Border States
The continuous building of this important industrial revolution invention allowed the Union to have a significant advantage.
The Railroad
Although initially dismissed, due to their perceived frailty, the acceptance of _____ significantly changed Civil War medical care.
Female nurses
Which abolitionist led an attack at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
John Brown
He was the most prominent Confederate general
Robert E. Lee
The Union's Strategy to blockade the South was known as
The Anaconda Plan
This innovation allowed the Civil War to be documented in a new way
Photography
A system of ______ that is still used in hospitals today, was created during the Civil War due to the mass amounts of wounded soldiers.
Triage
This act led to bloodshed in western territories before the Civil War started
The Kansas Nebraska Act
He was the most prominent Union general
Ulysses S. Grant
The Southern strategy entitled _____ hoped for support from European countries to their reliance on ______.
King Cotton, Cotton
The upgrade from muskets to _____ allowed for speed, efficiency, and more destruction.
Rifles
The most common operation performed on soldiers during the Civil War was _____, with at least 60,000 being performed during the course of the war
amputations