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The Confederate States
Leaders and Notable People
Major Battles
The Union Nation
100
Southern lifestyle involved hunting and trapping, many southern men knew how to shoot well at a young age.
What was the advantage for the South in terms of their lifestyle?
100
Abraham Lincoln.
Who was the president of the Union Nation?
100
Abraham Lincoln alerted the state in advance, in an attempt to avoid hostilities. South Carolina, however, feared a trick; the commander of the fort, Robert Anderson, was asked to surrender immediately.
What happened in the Battle of Fort Sumter?
100
Abraham Lincoln.
Who was the leader of the Union Nation?
200
Transportation problems and successful blockades caused severe shortages of food and supplies in the South. Starving soldiers began to desert Lee's forces.
What was the reasons that caused the Confederate States to fall at the end of the Civil War?
200
Jefferson Davis
Who was the president of the Confederate States?
200
Scott ordered General Irvin McDowell to advance on Confederate troops stationed at Manassas Junction, Virginia. McDowell attacked on July 21, and was initially successful, but the introduction of Confederate reinforcements resulted in a Southern victory and a chaotic retreat toward Washington by federal troops
What was the Battle of Bull Run?
200
The use of railroads to rapidly transport soldiers and supplies greatly assisted the effort to defeat the Confederacy
What advantages did the union have in terms of mobility
300
Southerners were confident in their military skills
What was another advantage for the Southerners during the Civil War?
300
General Robert E. Lee
Who was the main general that led the South in the Civil War?
300
On April 6, Confederate forces attacked Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh, Tennessee. Casualties were heavy, 13,000 out of 63,000 Union soldiers died, and 11,000 of 40,000 Confederate troops were killed.
What was The Battle of Shiloh?
300
It meant that north could produce more weapons to supply their army….1.5 billion vs 155 million
What did more industrial production mean?
400
When Abraham Lincoln was elected, the southern states were scared that he was going to abolish slavery completely.
Why did the South secede from the Union?
400
General William T. Sherman
Who was the general that led the North in 1864?
400
South planned to send soldiers by train to Sweetwater, but the trains were late. Soldiers ended up having to walk and get out to find wood to burn for fuel When they finally arrived, the North already held Knoxville and their supplies weren’t there.
What was the Siege of Knoxville
400
Jeffery Thomson
Who lead the army of the union nation?
500
The Confederate States won
Which side won the first Battle of Bull Run?
500
He was shot by John Wilkes Booth, an actor from Maryland obsessed with avenging the Confederate defeat
How did Abraham Lincoln die?
500
Union General John Pope suffered defeat. It was the Confederate’s greatest victory to date in the war.
What was the Second Battle of Bull Run?
500
Abraham Lincoln wanted to have a good relation ship with the states on the border, he didn't want to upset them.
Why didn't Abraham Lincoln completely abolish slavery?