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Who surrenders at Appomattox Court house to the Union troops on April 9, 1865?
General Robert E. Lee
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
The Battle of Bull Run or Manassas Junction (July 21, 1861)
What is the total number of Southern states that seceded from the Union and became slave states?
Eleven States
Whose strategy of war was it to wear the enemy down and to win over time by not losing it? North or South?
South
When was President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
November 29, 1863
Which general invaded and captured Fort Henery and Fort Donelson?
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War?
The Battle of Antietam
Who was the first state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860?
South Carolina
Who invented the Anaconda Plan?
Winfield Scott
Which amendment abolished slavery?
The 13th Amendment
How was President Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
Shot by John Wilkes Booth in the back of the skull. (April 14, 1865)
What battle did general "Stonewall" Jackson get shot in?
The Battle of Chancellorsville (Virginia) in May of 1863
Who were the states that became border states during the war?
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and after 1863 West Virgina
What was the plan of the North at the start of the Civil War?
Restore the Union
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
It was issued by President Abraham Lincoln and declared that every slave in a rebellious state was now declared free.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
Was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861-1865.
Which battle took place on June 25- July 1, 1862?
The Seven Days Battle before Richmond
How many Union states were in the civil war?
Twenty states considered Union plus the border states who never seceded.
Why was the Capturing of Richmond so important to the Union?
Without its capital the Confederacy would be disrupted and would have major complications.
When was slavery abolished in Washington D.C?
April 16, 1862
What general was overly cautious and retreated his men after the Seven Days battle?
George B. McClellan
Which battle was a last attempt for the South to invade the North?
The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
Why did the Confederate states leave the Union?
They seceded because they wanted to protect their state rights, their practice of slavery, and they had disagreements over tariffs.
Why was controlling the Mississippi River so important?
The river was the South's main supply and transportation line for the Confederacy.
What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments accomplish after the Civil War?
13th- abolished slavery.
14th- granted equal citizenship rights
15th- gave voting rights to black American men