Battles
True or False: The first battle of the Civil War were the battles of Lexington & Concord.
False
True or False: "Stonewall" Jackson was a famous union general that earned his nickname at the Battle of Bull Run.
False
True or False: During the first half of the Civil War, the confederacy won the majority of major military engagements. Ex. Battles of Bull Run.
True
True or False: On average, the Union army was better equipped than the Confederate army.
True
True or False: Florida was the first southern state to secede from the union.
False
What was the bloodiest single day battle in the Civil War, and of U.S history?
The Battle of Antietam
Who was the commanding general of the confederate army during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
During the Civil War, which side had on average, better military strategy and more effective generalling?
The Confederate States of America
What types of firearms were introduced that changed infantry tactics during the Civil War?
Rifles & Machine-Guns
Why did President Lincoln shift the public focus of the Civil War from reunification to slavery?
To prevent the Confederacy from acquiring British support
What battle that included general Sherman's "March to the Sea" is regarded by historians as the “nail in the coffin” of the Confederacy’s chances of winning the Civil War?
The Battle of Atlanta
Who was the commanding general of the union army during the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the Union's plan to blockade the Confederacy, and starve their army and economy of supplies known as?
The Anaconda Plan
What were "ironclads"?
Naval vessels with iron-armored hulls
How did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 essentially force Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation? Did the order end slavery in the U.S or in reclaimed Confederate territory?
Because by not returning contraband slaves Lincoln's administration was violating federal law. No.
What major port, taken in July of 1863, allowed the Union to cut off Southern supply lines along the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg, MS
What year was president Abraham Lincoln up for re-election during the Civil War?
1864
Some historians theorize the confedracy could have won the Civil War by simply outlasting the union's reunification efforts through fighting a war of attrition. What is the problem with this theory?
The U.S had greater amounts of resources than the Confederacy
What technological advancement led to many American civilians seeing warfare in ways they never had before?
Photography
Why was it so important to the preservation of the Union that Abraham Lincoln retained the presidency until the end of the Civil war?
Because Lincoln’s opponent General George McClellan might have compromised with Confederate forces
What battle was the culmination of General Robert E. Lee’s northern offensive during the Civil War, and is widely regarded as the turning point of the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
Who was president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Why did the Union army have better logistics (supply lines) than the Confederate Army?
Better infrastructure. Ex. trains, roads, canals.
Why was the Union army on average better equipped than the Confederate Army?
More factories & better logistics
What abolished slavery in the U.S?
The 13th amendment to the U.S Constitution