Generals/Leader
The Union's primary general who allowed the Confederate officers to keep their swords and horses after they surrendered.
Ulysses S. Grant
Bloodiest battle of the war.
Battle of Gettysburg
What was the economy of the North based on?
Manufacturing
The first State to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
The Confederacy's primary general who surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse.
Robert E. Lee
Which battle in the Northern Territory had a profound influence on the war and had the most casualties?
Gettysburg
President Lincoln believed that the Constitution was binding and that the states could not __________, or leave the Union?
Secede
What was the primary crop of the South, which was sold primarily to Europe, and fueled the economy
Cotton
Captured and burned Atlanta, an important rail hub for the Confederacy.
William T. Sherman
What did the North establish to prevent goods and materials from entering the Southern states?
Naval Blockade
Who was the president of the "North?"
Abraham Lincoln
Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, starting the...
Civil War
His nickname was "Stonewall"
Thomas J. Jackson
Who won the siege of Vicksburg?
U.S. Grant and the Union
What was the military strategy of the North?
The Anaconda Plan - to separate the South, "Divide and Conquer"
Where was the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond, Virginia
What was the executive order that President Lincoln announced which would end slavery in the United States?
The Emancipation Proclamation
The South bombarded this Union fort in South Carolina which started the Civil War
Ft. Sumter
What did the North have that allowed the transportation of people and materials?
Railways
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Republican President who opposed slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
Who won the first battle of the Civil War?
The Confederate States of America
Which section of the country had more resources; people, munitions, factories, etc.
The North
Explain the strategy that led them to defeat the confederacy
Total War: 3 part Plan- Richmond, Shenandoah Valley, and Atlanta Campaign