Causes of the Civil War
This abolitionist attacked Harpers Ferry in 1859 hoping to start a slave revolt.
Who was John Brown?
The Union's plan to block Southern ports and squeeze the Confederacy was called this.
What was the Anaconda Plan?
This battle showed Americans the war would not be quick or easy.
What was the First Battle of Bull Run?
These ships made wooden warships largely outdated.
What are ironclads?
This document freed enslaved people in Confederate states.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
This state was the first to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
Confederate leaders believed they could win by using this strategy.
What is waiting for the North to give up and lose the will to fight (a War of Attrition)?
This battle became the bloodiest single day in American history.
What was Antietam?
Rifles and Minie balls had this effect on warfare.
They increased casualties.
Why did the Emancipation Proclamation hurt the Confederacy?
It made European nations less likely to support the South.
Abraham Lincoln won the Election of 1860 because the nation had become divided by this factor.
What is regional division between North and South or sectionalism?
Which side had the advantage of more factories, railroads, and people?
What was the Union?
This battle is considered the major turning point of the Civil War.
What was Gettysburg?
What important lesson did armies learn after the Battle of Shiloh?
Trenches, defenses, and scouting became more important.
Why was the 13th Amendment important?
It permanently abolished slavery throughout the United States.
Why did secession make war more likely?
It created a separate government that challenged the authority of the United States.
Why was control of the Mississippi River so important to Union strategy?
It would split the Confederacy in half.
This victory gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
What was Vicksburg?
What did the New York Draft Riots and Southern Bread Riots have in common?
Both reflected civilian frustrations caused by the war.
Why did the Union ultimately win the Civil War?
The Union had stronger overall resources and could replace losses more efficiently.
Explain why Northerners and Southerners reacted so differently to John Brown.
Northerners viewed him as a martyr fighting slavery, while Southerners saw him as a criminal.
What was the purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea?
To destroy railroads, farms, supplies, and resources supporting the Confederacy.
How did the Battle of Gettysburg strengthen the Union?
Gettysburg weakened Confederate military strength.
Why was Lincoln frustrated with General McClellan?
He was unwilling to aggressively attack Confederate forces.
Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation after this Union victory.
What was Antietam?