People
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
President Lincoln believed it was illegal for the Southern states to do this, which means leave the union.
Secede
Lincoln was elected in this year
What is 1860
The first land battle of the Civil War
What was the Battle of First Bull Run?
The first shots of the war were fired here
What is Fort Sumter? or Charleston, SC?
What were 2 Northern advantages in the war.
What are population, technology, industrialization, railroads?
Turned down the job from the North Army to take full command of the South's Army
Who is General Robert E. Lee
These people didn't want to just limit slavery to the South, the wanted to get rid of it entirely in the United States
Who are abolitionists?
This event kicked off the Civil War with the first shots fired here
What was the attack on Fort Sumter?
This battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the war.
Gettysburg
The capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond, VA?
What were 2 Southern advantages in the war?
Knew the land, only fought defensively, better generals, motivated populace
This man took over the Union Army just a few days before Gettysburg
Who is General Meade
This was the first state to leave the Union
What is South Carolina
This major Confederate city fell to Union Forces in Mississippi the same day that Lee was defeated at Gettysburg
What is Vicksburg
This battle is where General Jackson was killed by his own men by accident
What is Chancellorsville
In 1859 this abolitionist raided Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in an attempt to incite a slave insurrection.
Who is John Brown?
These are the colors for each side of the Civil War when shown on maps
Confederacy: Red
The Union general nicknamed "Unconditional Surrender _______"
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves that lived where?
What are states currently in rebellion?
Lincoln finally decided to fire McClellan after this battle
What is Antietam
This battle was the only battle that Union General Burnside commanded. It was a major victory for the Confederacy
Taking Vicksburg gave the Union total control of this river which neatly divided the Confederacy in half
What is the Mississippi River
What river was the Union army named after that runs close to Washington DC? The Army of the _______
Patomac
Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea" and for being best friends with Ulysses S Grant
Who is William Sherman?
This was the first major attempt by the Union to take the capital city of the Confederacy
What is the Peninsula Campaign
These wooden cannons kept McClellan scared and occupied in his first campaign. They are named after a religious group that hates violence
What are the Quaker Guns
The battle of the Monitor vs. Merrimac is famous for being the first confrontation of these.
Ironclads
This was the other fort that the Army of the Tennessee captured right before Fort Donnelson
What is Fort Henry
Name at least 4 of the border states (slave states that stayed in the Union).
Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, WV