Civil War 1
Who was President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Which side of the Civil War was called the Confederacy?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
When a nation fights itself it is called?
a civil war
What marked the beginning of the civil war?
the attack on Fort Sumter
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General
How many years is, "Four Score and Seven?"
87 years
What differences were there between the North and South?
*economy
*views on states' rights
*view on slavery
During which battle gave the North control of the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg
Where did the Confederate Army Surrender?
A farmhouse in Appomattox, Virginia
The only port in NC that remained in use for the Confederacy thanks to the protection of Fort Fisher and the blockade runners.
Wilmington
What was the biggest Southern advantage during the War?
great military leaders and a trained army
What was Lincoln's initial goal when he was elected president regarding slavery?
To prevent it from expanding west.
What is "Reconstruction"?
the name given to the period after the Civil War in which the country was trying to heal and rebuild
What is the name for a person who tries to abolish, or get rid of, slavery?
Abolitionist
Which amendment extended voting rights to African Americans?
15th
Name one major advantage the Union had over the Confederacy?
Larger Population, Abundant natural resources, more manufacturing and more railroads.
What was the first great battle of the Civil war?
the Battle of Bull Run
Which of the Amendments passed during the Reconstruction Acts abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
Name one example of Civil War technology.
Iron Clad
Rifling / repeating rifles
Submarine
Exploding shells
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
What was the purpose of the Gettysburg address?
to dedicate Gettysburg as a battlefield.
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 (or Vicksburg)
Why did the South choose to go to war?
The South valued their own states' rights and way of life - and didn't believe the government should make decisions about those kinds of things.
Who was the abolitionist who attacked Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
What is one of the events that led up to the Civil War?
Differences between the North and South
Missouri Compromise
Bleeding Kansas
Harper's Ferry
Election of 1860
Which Southern City surrendered to U.S. Grant on July 4, 1863? This was the last section of the Mississippi controlled by Confederates.
Vicksburg
Who is Jefferson Davis?
A Mississippi senator that became the President of the Confederacy
What was one practice that started after the Civil War in which former slaves and poor whites rented land to grow crops.
Sharecropping
Who was a former slave turned freedman who's court case went to the Supreme Court. They determined slaves have no rights of citizenship.
Dred Scott
What was the major reason the Southern States finally decided to secede?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860
Name one of the laws in the "black codes."
-not allowed to own a weapon without permission
-can be arrested for not having a job
-not allowed to vote
Who became President after Lincoln was assassinated?
His Vice President, Andrew Johnson
What was the mean name given to Northerners who moved South to take advantage of jobs after the Civil War?
Carpetbaggers
What was the Capital of the Confederacy
Richmond
Nickname for North Carolinians in the Civil War.
Tar Heels
Why was the emancipation proclamation a strategic move by Lincoln?
It prevented foreign nations from supporting the south and gave the North a moral cause to fight for. It also allowed freed slaves to fight for the Union.
The state that lost the most confederate troops. (40,000 dead)
North Carolina
What General made up the Anaconda Plan
Winfield Scott
What is a scallywag?
White Southerner who supported Reconstruction
What was Confederate General Thomas Jackson's nickname?
Stonewall