Leading up to war
What was the first state to secede
South Carolina
1st Turning point of the war
Battle of Gettysburg
Unions president
Abraham Lincoln
Confederates president
Jefferson Davis
When did lincoln die
5 days after the war
what caused South Carolina to secede
Lincoln being elected
Second turning point of war
The battle of vicksburg
Unions General
Ulysses grant
Confederates General
Robert E. Lee
Who won the war
The union
what made many people change their mind about slavery
2nd great awakining
what was the bloodiest battle in American history
Battle of Antietam
What was the union's war plan?
Anaconda plan
Which country did the confederates want assistance from
France and Brittain
Who killed lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
What main issues within the country lead up to the civil war?
slavery and industrialism(economic boom)
which battle completed the andaconda plan cutting off the sources of the confederates
battle of Vicksburg
\what was special about the andaconda plan
Nothing goes in nothing comes out
What motivated the south
Pride and freedom
Who surrenders at Appomattox courthouse
Robert E. Lee
how did tariffs affect the souths decision to secede from America
The south did not benefit but were hurt by the protective tariffs While the north was benefiting from protective tariffs
At what point did Abraham Lincoln call for enlistment
Battle of Fort Sumpter
what were the unions strengths
Industry, population, railroads, more organized
what were the souths stregths
Better trained soldiers/good military leaders/motivated by pride
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
An order to free slaves in the south that the union had no control over /The freeing of slaves