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This person was the president of the Union throughout the Civil War. One of his greatest accomplishments was enacting the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
What is the name of the war strategy that General Sherman used during his march to the sea?
Total War
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Free slaves in the Confederacy
Name one of the top generals of the Union Army.
George B. McClellan, Ulysses S. Grant, Winfield Scott
What was the name of the top General in the Confederate army?
True or False: Both the North and the South found it easy to find trained and disciplined soldiers to join their armies.
False
Where was the first conflict of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
What was Lincoln's reasoning for creating the Emancipation Proclamation?
To hurt the Confederacy by freeing their labor force.
What is the name of the Union capital?
Washington D.C.
What was the name of the plan that the South created to trade cotton for support in the war?
Cotton Diplomacy
Name one woman who is known for her service during the Civil War.
Sally Thomkins, Clara Barton
Which battle shattered the Union's hope of winning the war quickly and easily?
The First Battle of Bull Run
Who was Abraham Lincoln's Vice President during his second term? (This man became president when Abraham Lincoln died)
Andrew Johnson
What was the name of the plan created by Winfield Scott that planned to "squeeze" the South by cutting off its access to trade?
The Anaconda Plan
What is the name of the ships the Confederacy created that were covered in iron plating?
Ironclads
This general led troops on a march through the South, destroying towns and stealing from farms. The purpose of the march was to make it to Savannah, GA, and to destroy Southern morale.
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?
Which battle is seen as a turning point in the war because it shifted control of the war from the South to the North?
The Battle of Antietam
Which state was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
The goal of the Union Army in the West was to gain control of the __________.
Mississippi River
Name one advantage that the Confederacy had over the Union.
Strong military leadership, home-field advantage, motivation
This man is most famously known as the man who killed Abraham Lincoln due to his Confederate beliefs. During his life, he was known as an accomplished actor.
John Wilkes Booth
What is the name of the battle that was the first and only time the Confederates tried to fight in the North?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What was the main reason for the Civil War?
Slavery
Name 1 advantage that the Union had over the Confederacy.
Industry, railroads, population, and an already established military
What is the name of the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond, Virginia