North
What was one the Norths names during the war?
United States of America, Union, North, Blue, or Yankees.
What was one of the Souths names during the war?
Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Grey, or Rebels
Who led the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment?
Robert Gould Shaw.
Who was the President during the war?
Abraham Lincoln.
Who did Lincoln face in the 1864 election?
George McCellan.
What was one of the Norths strengths?
Factory production, railroad miles, established navy, representative government, large population, or recognition from European Nations.
What was one of the Souths strengths?
Psychological advantage, strong military leaders, or fighting on familiar land.
What was one of the challenges the 54th faced while trying to capture Fort Wagner.
Sand made it hard to advance, underestimated how many confederates were in the fort, or no cover on the beach.
What was the bloodiest 24 hours on U.S soil?
The battle of Antietam.
Who assassinated Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth.
Name one Border state that fought with the north.
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, or Delaware.
What was the first state that seceded?
South Carolina
How many soldiers fought in the 54th?
1,007.
What battle was Robert Gould Shaw get injured at?
The battle of Antietam.
What did the Emancipation Proclimation do?
It freed enslaved people in the northern states.
Who did Lincoln put in charge of the entire union military effort in 1864.
Ulysses S. Grant
By the end of the war, how many Confederate men had died?
260,000.
After the war where did the regiment return to?
What was the Bloodiest war ever fought on U.S soil?
The battle of Gettysburg.
What did the Militia Act do?
Enables free blacks to join the union military.
What was the main goal of the Anaconda plan?
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davidson.
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Who led the Confederate troops?
Robert E Lee.
What political party was Lincoln apart of?
Republican.