Defintions
Confederacy
Thee confederate states of America; seceded from the Union after election of 1860; Wanted to keep slavery their way of life
Fort Sumter
First battle that started Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
General for the Union; caused Lee to surrender
Who was Clara Barton?
Nurse during the Civil War; Founded the American Red Cross
Robert E. Lee
General of the Confederate Army; Surrendered at Appomattox
Bull Run
(Name the winner and siginificance)
First Full scale battle of the Civil War
Confederate Victory
Robert E. Lee
Name 2 Weaknesses of the Union or Confederate
Union: 1. Lack of Military Ledership, 2. had to fight in enemy territory
Confederate: 1.Population of 9 million, 2.Lacked railroads to haul troops and supplies
Anaconda Plan
(Name all 3 steps)
1. Blockade the Southern Ports
2.Take control of Mississippi River
3.Take the Confederacy Capital
Battle of Antietam
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederacy
2 strengths of the Union or Confederacy
Union: 1. Large population, 2. Controlled the seas; had 21,000 miles of railroad tracks
Confederacy: 1. Military leadership, 2. Fighting in own territory
Emancipation Proclamtion
Executive order by Lincoln declared that any slave in a rebellion state is free
Turning Point of the Civil War
Union Victory
Abraham Lincoln
President of the Union
Battle of Vicksburg
Allowed the Union to take control of the Mississippi River; split the Confederacy into 2
Union Victory