Battles
This was the first major battle of the Civil War:
Battle of Bull Run
What was the famous Confederate group from Louisiana known for their rowdiness?
Louisiana Tigers
What event caused the south to finally secede?
Election of Lincoln
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war? (Lincoln gave a speech about unity and honoring the dead)
Gettysburg, PA
This battle gave the Union full control of the MS River
Battle of Vicksburg
What happened to the 8 border states after the Confederacy seceded?
4 went to the Confederacy, 4 stayed in the Union
What was the Confederate's main goal to win the war?
Make the war go on for long and make it unpopular in the North to force peace talks
What was one of the last battles of the Civil War where the Confederacy and Robert E. Lee surrendered?
Appomattox Courthouse
What smaller siege helped claim control of the MS River along with Vicksburg?
Siege of Port Hudson
Who killed Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Why was the Confederate Conscription Act controversial?
Rich men had multiple ways to avoid having to serve in the army
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford's Theater, Washington D.C.
What was the Sherman's March to the Sea?
Union army marching from Atlanta to the Atlantic Ocean. They burned, looted, and destroyed southern property and infrastructure to break southern morale and end the war more quickly.
Days after the Civil War ended, the U.S. was in shock because:
Lincoln was assassinated
What was Confederate Thomas Jackson's nickname and why did he have it?
Stonewall Jackson
Earned it by him and his troops standing like a stone wall during Bull Run
What is Clara Barton's nickname?
Angel of the Battlefield
Who received the Medal of Honor for being a nurse/surgeon during the war and was captured by the Confederacy?
Mary Edwards Walker
Why is the Battle of Antietam important for weakening the Confederacy?
Why was Benjamin Butler disliked so much in NOLA?
Closed schools for teaching Confederate patriotism
Passed Confiscation Act which let Union troops take NOLA property
What two offices/organizations did Clara Barton create/run?
Office of Missing Soldiers and American Red Cross
Describe 2 problems southerners had in their lives as the war continued
Hoarding and speculation led to a lack of supplies
Inflation caused Confederate dollars to be useless
Enslaved people were more unruly and began escaping or revolting more frequently
What was the main theme of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?
Healing and rebuilding the nation after the war