Generals & Battles I
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Regarded at one of the best generals of the Civil war and served for the confederates.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
President of the Union
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
Name 2 strengths of the North
What are:
- higher population
- industrial
- transportation
- Abraham Lincoln
It was 13 hours of battling and caused huge causalties, exposing the horrors of war
What is the bloodiest single-day battle?
What is the Battle of Antietam?
Battle that gave the Union control of the Mississippi?
President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis.
What are 2 strengths of the Confederacy:
What are:
- Military leadership
- Defending home turf
What was the importance of Gettysburg? (why was it a turning point)
The South never invaded the North again, boosted morale, and depleted Southern population
Who was the Union general at Gettysburg?
Who is George Meade.
What are the 2 confederate wins before Gettysburg?
What is the battle of Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville.
What it meant to secede?
What is to break away from the Union or leave a country?
What does the strategy of “Total War” means?
What is destroying everything useful to the enemy, including homes, crops, and railroads?
What was the main theme of the Gettysburg Address?
What Union general was known for their 'total war' tactics?
What is general William Sherman?
Union general known for caution?
What army did the North fight for?
To preserve the Union
How did geography impact the war?
What is strong military leadership or knowledge of the land?
What is rivers, mountains, and distances slowed movement or helped defense.
The Emancipation Proclamation had the following effects after issuing it (military)
What is:
Freed slaves in Confederate states
Shifted the war’s purpose
Weakened Confederacy's economy
African American enlistment went up
Who was the Confederate general at Bull Run?
Who is 'Stonewall' Jackson.
Battle that helped Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
What is the Battle of Antietam.
What did "Yankee" mean during the Civil War? What did "Rebel" mean?
Yankee: Union or Northerner
Rebel: Confederate or Southerner
What event in 1864 showed Northern voters still supported the war?
What is the re-election of Abraham Lincoln
Where did the surrender happen?
What is Appomattox Court House?