A Gathering Storm
At the beginning of the Civil War, the greatest weakness of the North was...
Military leadership
Why did Northerners believe Richmond was so important?
They believed that the war could be won if they destroyed the Confederate capital.
Which battle then and now remains the single bloodiest day in American history?
The Battle of Antietam - Sept. 17th 1862
What was the result of the Battle of Vicksburg?
The Union gained control of the Mississippi River.
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender the best Confederate Army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant?
Appomattox, Virginia.
List at least three advantages of the North/Union at the start of the Civil War.
Bigger population
Better military equipment & supplies
Thousands of miles of railroad track
Lots of natural resources
Leadership of Abraham Lincoln
What did Union troops find when they approached the town of Manassas, Virginia near Bull Run Creek?
The Confederate army knew about their plan because of a spy and was waiting for them.
What was responsible for most Civil War deaths?
Disease
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?
General Lee lost so much of his army that he could only wage a defensive war on Southern soil.
What risk did African American Union soldiers face in the war?
They risked death or enslavement if captured by the Confederates.
Military leadership
Motivation to fight
Fighting on their home ground
What did women do during the war? List at least things.
They ran farms and businesses in the places of the men who went off to war.
Some served the military as messengers, guides, scouts, smugglers, or spies.
Many provided medical care for sick and wounded soldiers.
Why can it be said that the Battle of Antietam was a defeat for both sides?
It was the bloodiest single day of the war.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation achieve?
List two things
It freed all slaves in the southern states that seceded from the Union. It also changed the purpose of the war to the end of slavery.
Sheridan's campaign in the Shenandoah Valley and Sherman's march through Georgia were examples of General Grant's belief in...
Total War
What was Jefferson Davis’s role prior to becoming president of the Confederate States?
He represented Mississippi in the U.S. Senate.
The Battle of Bull Run 1861 was the first major battle between the CSA and the USA in the Civil War. The CSA won this battle. What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?
It proved that a quick victory was impossible and the war was going to be bloody than originally thought.
The Union completed the first step of the Anaconda Plan by the end of 1861. What did that accomplish?
The Union launched a blockade and closed most ports in the South to foreign ships.
Which document did Lincoln refer to in his Gettysburg Address?
The Declaration of Independence
On April 3rd, 1865 the Union army led by General Grant accomplished step 3 of the Anaconda Plan. What did they accomplish?
They captured the Confederate capital: Richmond, Virginia.
Why did General Lee join the Confederate military?
He felt a loyalty to his native state Virginia which seceded from the Union.
Identify and list the three steps that were part of the Union's Anaconda Plan.
Blockade sea ports in the Southern states with the US navy.
Capture & control the Mississippi River
Capture the Confederacy's capital Richmond, Virginia.
Why did General Lee send troops into Maryland, a state with slavery?
He wanted to win a battle on northern soil to encourage Europeans to help the Confederacy's side and he also hoped to convince Maryland to joining the CSA.
Why did Lincoln echo the words of the Declaration of Independence in his Gettysburg Address?
He wanted to remind the nation of the reasons why we are fighting this war. To live up to the ideals that our country was founded on.
Which of these describes Grant’s terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House?
They were generous so as to avoid further suffering.