Vocabulary
This document stated that all enslaved persons in Confederate States were free
The Emancipation Proclamation
He was the main military leader for the Southern army
Robert E. Lee
What battle occurred in Charleston Harbor that is credited with starting the American Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Why was the South running out of supplies by late 1864?
The North destroyed their railroads and cities
What was the goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?
To weaken the Southern war effort
The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
Secession
This General accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courhouse
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
The North stopped the South from further invasion
What was important about the Battle of Gettysburg?
It was a turning point in the war
Why did Lincoln wait until after the Battle of Antietam to free the slaves?
He needed a Union win to show strength
This political party is often referred to as the "Party of Lincoln"
Republican
Confederate leader who earned the nickname "Stonewall" at First Battle of Bull Run
"Stonewall" Jackson
The Siege of __________________ gave the North control of the Mississippi River
Vicksburg
What event helped end the Civil War?
Lee’s surrender at Appomattox
Who accepted the South’s surrender?
Ulysses S. Grant
A person who is killed or injured in war
Casualty
This Union General took his army and marched from Atlanta to Savannah
William Tecumseh Sherman
What battle was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War?
Antietam
What was the Union strategy during the Civil War?
Use blockades and waterways to cut the South off from trade and supply lines
What else did the Emancipation Proclamation allow African American men to do?
Join the Union Army
The idea that people living in a territory should decide for themselves whether to allow slavery
Popular Sovereignty
This General was Lincoln's first choice to lead the Union army
George B. McClellan
Why did the North surround Petersburg for months?
To cut off Southern supply lines and threaten Richmond
During his famous “March To The Sea,” what was Union General Sherman’s “Total War” strategy designed to do?
Intended to break the Southern will to fight by destroying farms, roads, factories, etc
What were the main economic and population differences between the North and the South?
The North was urban and centered on manufacturing while the South was rural and focused on agriculture. The North outnumbered the South 3 to 1.