Lead Up to the War
In the Compromise of 1850, it was agreed that ____ would be admitted as a _____ state to please the North.
California, free
One major advantage the South had at the beginning of the war.
Better generals, soldiers more prepared and eager.
Why did the Union have an easier time finding soldiers than the Confederacy?
There was a higher population in the North (and most were free).
What battle was the first "shots fired" in the Civil War? Who "won"?
Fort Sumter, the Confederates
What did John Brown do? Who was responsible for his eventual capture?
He was an abolitionist who believed that violence should be used to end slavery. He tried to capture weapons at Harper's Ferry, and was captured by marines led by Robert E Lee, and executed for treason.
In the Compromise of 1850, to please the South, a stronger ____ _____ _____ was passed, angering many in the North.
Fugitive Slave Act
The Confederates were able to keep the Union from achieving what part of the Anaconda Plan until the last month of the war?
Capturing the city of Richmond.
This Union victory was a turning point in the war. After this 3 day battle, the Confederates did not go on the offensive again.
Gettysburg
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The surrender of _____ (who) of the _____ (side) at ______ (place) marked the end of the war.
Robert E. Lee, Confederates/Confederacy, Appomattox
Infection or disease
In the Election of 1860, the Democratic party split over the issue of slavery, and ran two candidates for President. Who, from what political party, did this allow to win?
Abraham Lincoln, Republican
This executive order freed the slaves across the Confederacy, but did not apply to __________.
Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in border states
What is one notable thing about the battle of Antietam?
Bloodiest single day battle, it prompted Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, Great Britain was definitely not going to help after this battle
How was fighting in the Western Theatre different?
It tended to be more savage and violent than fighting in other areas.
The Republican party was formed with this main political idea.
Stop the expansion of slavery
The Kansas Nebraska Act allowed the territories to decide on the issue of slavery based on popular sovereignty. What did that mean, and how did it work out?
It meant citizens would vote on whether to become a free or slave state and it lead to outbreaks of violence between pro and anti slavery groups ("Bleeding Kansas")
What state seceded first and what is one other state that seceded at the same time?
South Carolina
One of the following: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas
What was the Anaconda Plan (3 parts)?
The Union's military plan to defeat the South.
3 Parts: blockade the ports across the South, take control of the Mississippi to divide the Confederacy, and capture the capital city - Richmond.
What happened during General Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
He ordered his men to destroy anything of use to the Confederacy on their march - total war, scorched earth policy
What were three advantages for the Union at the beginning of the war?
More railroad tracks, more telegraph line, higher population, control of navy and ships, better supplied soldiers, more factories for manufacturing, control of nation's finances
How did things change for African Americans in the United States after Nat Turner's Rebellion and after Dred Scott's Supreme Court case?
Nat Turner - it became illegal for slaves to learn to read or write
Dred Scott - African Americans were no longer considered citizens
Name the President of the Confederacy AND three Confederate generals.
Jefferson Davis and answers may vary but may include Stonewall Jackson, PGT Beauregard, Nathan Bedford Forrest, JEB Stuart
The siege of Petersburg lasted 10 months, with the Union finally forcing a Confederate retreat. How did it help the Union win?
Lee's army was weakened (wounded, poorly supplied, hungry) significantly, leading to his surrender days after leaving the city.
What were two of the terms of surrender agreed upon at Appomattox?
Soldiers would not be tried for treason and could keep their mules/horses, officers could keep their swords and pistols, and the Confederate troops would be given food.
Name 3 major Union generals
Answers may vary, but may include Winfield Scott, George McClellan, Ambrose Burnside, William Tecumseh Sherman, Ulysses S Grant