Leaders
President of the U.S. throughout the Civil War
3-Day Deadliest battle and Turning Point of the war
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
The machine is used to send messages via wire.
What is the telegraph?
This side of the war had twice the population, giving them a major advantage.
What is the North?
The MAIN cause of the Civil War
What is Slavery?
General in command of the Confederate Army, who surrendered at the end of the war.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
First shots of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
The name for the coded messages sent via the telegraph.
What is Morse Code?
The North had a major advantage in this, producing about 90% of the country’s goods during the war.
What is manufacturing?
This was the first state to secede from the Union in 1860.
What is South Carolina?
General of the Union who received the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
The deadliest single-day battle taking place in Maryland
What is the Battle of Antietam?
New style of bullet that caused mass casualties in the war.
What is the minie ball?
One major weakness for the South was its lack of this key infrastructure, essential for transporting troops and supplies.
What are railraods?
These states stayed loyal to the Union but still allowed slavery.
What are the border states?
President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis?
Siege that lasted 47 days, giving the Union control of the Mississippi River
What is the Siege of Vicksburg?
The organization was created by a nurse in the war, named Clara Barton
What is the Red Cross?
This side of the war had superior leadership and knowledge of the battlefield terrain.
What is the Confederacy?
This speech, delivered by Abraham Lincoln, redefined the purpose of the war as not just preserving the Union, but also ending slavery.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
Union General that led the destructive March to the Sea
Who is William T. Sherman?
Major Confederate win that also saw the death of Lee's 2nd in command, Gen Stonewall Jackson
What is the Batlle of Chancellorsville?
These type of ships debuted on both sides covered in metal for more protection.
What are ironclad ships?
The South's economic advantage at the start of the war centered around this cash crop.
What is cotton?
This speech was given at the steps of the Capitol by Lincoln near the end of the war, highlighting plans for the future and how to heal the nation.
What is the 2nd inaugural address?