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What is the act of removing oneself from an organization or alliance?
secede
What is a temporary fortification where guns are mounted?
siegeworks
The principle that the federal government has only limited authority over each state is called_____
states' rights
Who was president pf the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What are weapons, ammunition, and equipment in war called?
munition
The battle that had a profound influence on the Civil War was fought at__________.
Gettysburg
The notice that promised to free all enslaved people was the___.
Emancipation Proclamation
Which Confederate general stood "like a stone wall" during the battle of Bull Run?
Thomas Jackson
What is a military operation in which a city or fort is completely surrounded, cutting off help and supplies in order to force a surrender?
siege
Robert E. Lee surrendered at_____.
Appomattox Courthouse
Which Republican president opposed slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
Which Union general attempted to capture Richmond from the Confederates in the Peninsular Campaign?
George McClellan
What is the act of spying to gather information about the enemy's positions and weaknesses?
scouting
The Bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War was fought at_____.
Antietam
Which Union general did the president trust most of all?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who captured and burned Atlanta, an important rail hub for the Confederacy?
William T. Sherman
What does it mean to discuss or bargain between two or more parties in order to reach an agreement?
negotiate
_____was the period after the Civil War when America was being rebuilt by reuniting the nation physically, socially, and politically.
Reconstruction
Which Confederate general was the most famous and became the superintendent of West Point?
Robert E. Lee
What did the election of 1860 mean for many Southerners?
It meant the end of their way of life. They did not know how to live without slaves.