Civil War 1
This person was President of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the main goal of the Union when the Civil War STARTED?
To reunite the states in a Union.
What was the first great battle of the Civil War?
the Battle of Bull Run
What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?
the attack on Fort Sumter
Who is Robert E. Lee?
Confederacy General
This person was a famous Abolitionist who organized raids in Kansas
John Brown
This person was a Civil War nurse who is responsible for starting the Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Which side of the Civil War were called the Confederacy?
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free
What was an advantage the Confederacy had over the Union?
Superior military leadership, fight on home territory, skilled army, motivation
Which event was the "final straw" causing South Carolina, then other states from the south to secede?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860
This person was general of the Union army at the end of the Civil War?
Ulysses S Grant
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to the Union Army?
Appomattox
What was an advantage the Union had over the Confederacy?
What is total war?
A war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued
Who won the civil war?
Union
What happened to the President of the Union at the end of the civil war?
He was assassinated
The Civil War took place in what 4 year span?
1861-1865
Who gave the Gettysburg address?
President Abraham Lincoln
What does secede mean?
to break away from, to remove oneselve
What speech starts with "Four score and seven years ago"
Gettysburg Address
What was the event that featured a Union general committing total warfare against the Confederacy?
Sherman's March to the Sea
What does the term popular sovereignty mean during the Civil War?
Which event was the bloodiest SINGLE-DAY battle in U.S. History with 23,000 deaths?
Battle of Antietam
Who is Jefferson Davis?
President of the Confederacy
What the name of the Union strategy during the Civil War?
Anaconda Plan
What battle is considered the "turning point" of the war?
the Battle of Gettysburg
What was the danger faced by African Americans who fought for the Union?
If captured they could be sold into slavery
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants slaves to be freed.
Name one goal of the Union's Anaconda Plan
1. Blockade Southern Ports
2. Control the Mississippi River
3. Cut the South off from resources.
4. Take control of the Southern capitol