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Name the President of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
This battles started the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter
Who became Lincoln’s vice president in 1864?
Andrew Johnson
True or False: Lincoln was a strong believer in abolition and that's why he wanted to release the Emancipation Proclamation
False, Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union and if it meant ending slavery so be it
Name the two sides of the Civil War and the three names for each side
The Union/The United States/the North
The Confederacy/The confederate States of America/the south
Name the President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
This battle ended the Civil War
Appomattox Courthouse
What political party was Andrew Johnson
Democrat
What major area did Lincoln exclude from the Emancipation Proclamation?
The border states
True or False: The South had more resources than the North
False.
This general led a march across Georgia and South Carolina on behalf of the Union
Who is William T Sherman
This Union Victory led to Union control of the Mississippi River
What is Vicksburg?
What are the border states and name two specific ones.
States that remained in the Union but allowed slavery and were on the border of the Confederacy. Kentucky, Maryland, West Virginia,
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation allowed for Black troops to join the Union army
True
1. Home Turf
2. Military legacy
Who killed Lincoln?
john Wilkes Booth
This battle was the only major one to take place in a Northern state
What is Gettysburg?
Lincoln fired his first general, George McClellan, and replaced him with whom?
Ulysses S. Grant
Was the Emancipation Proclamation effective at ending slavery?
No. Confederates did not listen and continued war.
What is the major cause of death during the Civil War?
Explain some of the accomplishments of Stonewall Jackson.
Leader of the Confederacy and was the emotional leader. Was the winner at Bull Run and held off the Union Army.
What is the major naval battle of the Civil War and why does it matter?
Hampton Roads/Monitor vs Merimack and it was the first battle with ironclad ships
What city was the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond, VA
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in part to keep what other country out of the war on the side of the Confederacy
Great Britain
Explain the Anaconda Plan
A Union strategy designed to surround and blockade the South and cut them off from resources, slowly starving them of what they needed.