Civil War People
Commander of the Confederate Army
How many states were in the Confederacy ?
11
What invention did the Union use to observe Confederate troop movements?
Hot Air Balloons
The battle at ____________ lasted for three days and was the turning point of the war.
What was the battle of Gettysburg
List three of the eleven states that seceded from the Union.
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas
This commander cut a path of destruction fifty miles wide through Georgia
William Sherman
Which Union General proposed the "Anaconda Plan"?
General Winfield Scott
Why was General Lee forces to surrender?
because his army was surrounded and he wanted to avoid more losses on both sides
This battle was the first official battle of the Civil War.
The First Battle at Bull Run
_______________ is protection against an attack
This general and his troops helped the Confederacy win the Battle of Manassas in July of 1861
Stonewall Jackson
This document declared slaves in rebelling states were free (even though it didn't really end slavery).
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
What was the purpose of the Union blockade on states that had seceded?
The blockade prevented the South from selling goods and buying guns and ammunition
New Orleans
19th century warships covered in iron armor were known as
Ironclads
He replaced General McClellan as the head of the Union Army
General Ambrose Burnside
The U.S.S. Merrimac was a steam-powered frigate that was raised and rebuilt by the Confederacy. What was its new name?
CSS Virginia
What was Grant's plan for winning the war?
His plan was to destroy industry and transportation in the South.
Destroy Railroads, Cotton Industry, and and Seaports
This 1862 Maryland battle is often cited as the bloodiest single day in American history.
What is Antietnam
The name of a small, fast ship with mounted guns and used in shallow coastal wters and rivers is
Gunboat
Which Union general did Robert E. Lee surrender to at Appomattox, Virginia?
Union General-in-Chief Ulysses S. Grant
President Lincoln gave the ___________________ at the dedication of a national cemetary.
Gettysburg Address
What were the terms of surrender did General Grant give to General Lee?
1. Confederate soldiers were allowed to keep their horses and mules.
2. Officers could keep their pistols
3. All other military supplies were to be turned over to the Union
After General Grant captured _____________, the Union controlled the entire Mississippi River Valley.
Vicksburg
A heavy warship equipped with military weapons is called
Frigate