Civil War
What year was the Civil War?
1861-1865
The _______ had more railroads, canals and roads.
North
bloodiest one day battle in American history
Antietam
General that led the Union army?
General Ulysses S. Grant
General that led the Confederate army?
General Robert E Lee
What was one result of the Civil War?
federal government over the states
The North was more industrial than the South. This meant the North had more _________ to produce weapons and other war supplies.
factories
The Union's victory in this battle split the South in two
Vicksburg
the Civil War began here?
Fort Sumter
Lincoln's famous speech that honored the fallen soldiers at the famous battle in Pennsylvania
The Gettysburg Address
Who had the main idea strategy for winning the war?
Abraham Lincoln
Which side had a larger population and could assemble a larger army and had more factory workers?
North
This battle was the turning point in the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Who brought back the flag when the troops fell back?
William Carney
the Civil War ended here?
Appomattox Court House
Who was involved in the war?
North Union & South Confederacy
Which side had better knowledge of the terrain where most of the battles were fought?
South
Battle fought for control of the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg
The Emancipation Proclamation shifted the focus (primary reason) for the Civil War from preserving the Union to _____________.
end slavery
Executive order by Lincoln that freed all the enslaved people in the Confederate (rebelling) states?
Emancipation Proclamation
The north did not want this to spread to new western states?
slavery
Who had better ports?
The South
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued during this battle
Antietam
President of the Confederate states?
Jefferson Davis
When was Abraham Lincoln assassinated
1865