Union
Confederacy
Generals
Secession & Slavery
Battles
100

This person shot President Lincoln shortly after Lee surrendered.

John Wilkes Booth

100

Capital of the Confederacy

Richmond, Virginia

100

This Union general was the most trusted by President Abraham Lincoln.

Ulysses S. Grant

100

The first state to secede from the Union

South Carolina

100

The first battle of the Civil War was won by which side?

The Confederacy

200

Winfield Scott's plan to blockade and attack

The Anaconda Plan

200

Name given to the new union created by the seceding states

The Confederate States of America

200

Cautious Union general that failed to act on intercepted enemy battle plans

George McClellan

200

What does it mean to secede?

To remove oneself from an organization or alliance

200

All of Robert E. Lee's Confederacy victories were here.

Viriginia

300

These people wanted to end slavery IMMEDIATELY

Abolitionists

300

This man was the president of the Confederacy

Jefferson Davis
300

Confederacy General that was shot by his own men at Chancellorsville

Stonewall Jackson

300

Document signed by President Lincoln that ensured a Union victory would bring an end to slavery.

The Emancipation Proclamation

300

The bloodiest single-day battle was fought here.

Antietam

400

Name at least one thing Lincoln promised when he became president.

Leave slavery in south alone, guard federal property, enforce federal laws

400

Leading general of the Confederacy

Robert E. Lee

400

Who was the general at the Battle of Gettysburg?

George Meade

400

Court case in which a slave attempted to sue his owner for his freedom.

Dred Scott Case.

400

Location where Robert E. Lee surrendered.

Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

500

What are 2 advantages the Union had at the beginning of the war?

More men, railroads, factories, weapons, uniforms; greater ability to ship people & supplies; navy

500

What are 2 advantages the Confederacy had at the beginning of the war?

No travel/knew the land; more trained military leaders

500

This Union general led the attack on Atlanta and set fires across the city.

Sherman

500

This act required Americans to return runaway slaves to their owners.

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

500

What action started the Civil War?

Confederates attacked Fort Sumter