Who was President of the Union/The United States during the CivilWar Between the States?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the name for the new country formed by the states that decided to seceed from the U.S.?
The Confederate States of America
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The Confederacy
When a parts of a nation fight against other parts, what is this type of war called?
a civil war
What battle started the civil war?
The attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederacy. This was a Union Fort that was in a Confederate state. They had refused to surrender.
Who was General Robert E. Lee?
The most famous General for The Confederacy and of the civil war.
What was the first state to secede from the United States?
South Carolina
What was the amendment that abolished slavery?
13th
What was the color of the Union uniforms ?
Blue
Who was the president after Lincoln was murdered?
Andrew Johnson
17th President 1865-1869
Democrat-Union
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Declared that slaves in the Confederate states were free.
What day did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysess S. Grant at Appomattox courthouse. Richmon, Virginia
April 9, 1865
What happened to Abraham Lincoln at the end of the civil war?
He was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Although Tennessee was very divided on the issue of whether to join the Confederacy or stay with the Union, they eventually decided to _______________?
Join the Confederacy.
Who was the most important General for the Union?
General Ulysses S. Grant
The economy of the south was heavily reliant on what industry?
Agriculture
Name one major advantage the Union had in the war.
Larger Population, Abundant natural resources, more manufacturing and more railroads.
What was the first great battle of the Civil war? This is the battle famous for having some civilians being spectators and some even having a picnic.
The Battle of Bull Run - July 1861
Who won the civil war?
Union- the North
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed and for slavery to be permanently abolished.
In what year did Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army surrender?
1865
Which was the first of the Southern States to secede?
South Carolina
Who gave the Gettysburg address?
President Abraham Lincoln
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
What was the color of the Confederate's uniform
Gray
What was the tactic that General Sherman used to march to the Sea?
Scorched Earth Policy
What state is Gettysburg in?
Pennsylvania
Why did the North have an advantage in the war due to Government?
The North had an already-functioning government at the beginning of the war, while the South had to start setting one up.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
A Mississippi senator that became the President of the Confederate States of America.
General Grant knew that gaining full control of the Mississippi River required taking Vicksburg, Mississippi,
How Long did the siege of Vicksburg last?
For six weeks General Grant and his men laid siege to the city, preventing any Confederate reinforcements from arriving.
During the long Siege of Vicksburg, the city’s defenders began eating mules and rats to keep from starving.
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
The woman who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" describing the cruelties of slavery.
What was one major reason the Southern States seceded?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Who became President after Lincoln was assassinated?
His Vice President, Andrew Johnson
1st official Battle of the Civil War
Battle of Bull Run April 12, 1861
What was the Capital of the Confederacy
Richmond, Virginia
Who the General that Marched to the Sea?
William Tecumseh Sherman
At What place was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford's Theater
What was Lincoln's wife's name?
Mary Todd Lincoln
What General came up with the "Anaconda Plan?"
General Winfield Scott
--The plan was to blockade the Southern ports and split the south in two along the Mississippi river.
Confederate General Thomas Jackson had a nickname that was earned at the first battle of Bull Run. What was this nickname?
"Stonewall" Jackson
In what state was Abraham Lincoln born?
Kentucky