Civil War People
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
Seized possessions and property during war; the north argued slaves were this and could be freed.
What is contraband?
South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860
What is secession?
First major battle of the Civil War
First Battle of Bull Run
OR
First Battle of Manassas
The first shots of the war were fired here
What is Fort Sumter? or Charleston, SC?
Which side called themselves the Confederacy
What is the South?
The Union general who later became President
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
A part of the Anaconda Plan that prevented the Confederacy from importing vital goods and resources
What is a blockade?
This event kicked off the Civil War
What was the attack on Fort Sumter?
This 3 day battle was the deadliest conflict in North American history
What is the battle of Gettysburg?
The capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond, VA?
Name a Northern advantage in the war
Population, technology, industrialization, railroads
He shouted "thus always to tyrants" after he shot the President.
Who is John Wilkes Booth
Slave states that remained in the Union
What are the border states?
Lincoln's speech given November 19th, 1863
What is the Gettysburg Address?
Either of these battles marked the low point of the war for the Union
What is the battle of Fredericksburg or battle of Chancellorsville
City where draft riots occurred in 1863
What is New York City?
A new type of gun that replaced muskets during the war
What is a rifle?
Turned down the job from the North Army to take full command of the South's Army
Who is General Robert E. Lee
This document declared slaves in rebelling states were henceforward free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln suspended this constitutional right at the beginning of the war
What is the writ of habeas corpus?
Bloodiest SINGLE DAY battle in the war
What is the Battle of Antietam
Sherman's March to the Sea ended in this city
What is Savannah, GA?
General for the Confederates who lost his arm in battle
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea"
Who is William Sherman?
Mandatory military service; this was put into place in the North and the South
What is a draft?
This event occurred in July 1863; Irish immigrants in a major city burned down government buildings and attacked free Black Americans
What were the 1863 Draft Riots?
This battle secured Union control of the Mississippi River
What is the Siege of Vicksburg?
Slave states that remained in the Union, name 3
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, West Virginia and Delaware
The most common cause of death during the war
What is disease/infection?
An infamously cautious Union general; He was removed from his post after the Battle of Antietam
Who is General McClellan?
Group of Northern Democrats opposed to the war with the South
Who are the Copperheads?
The final attack of the Confederate army during the Battle of Gettysburg
What is Pickett's Charge?
In this battle, the Union captured an important rail/industrial center in the South
What is the capture of Atlanta?
Robert E. Lee surrendered here in April 1865
Where is Appomattox, VA?
The founder of the American Red Cross
Clara Barton