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This battle showed
that the war
would be long and
bloody
What was the
Battle of Bull
Run?
Union control of
the Mississippi
River occurred
after this siege
and surrender
What was
Vicksburg?
Pickett’s Charge
helped turn the
tide of the war
here.
What was the
Battle of
Gettysburg?
One of the
bloodiest civil war
battles in the west.
What was the
Battle of Shiloh?
General Stonewall
Jackson’s last
battle
What was the
Battle of
Chancellorsville?
Founded the Red
Cross
Who was Clara
Barton?
He was forced to
choose between
supporting the
Union or the
Confederacy
Who was General
Robert E. Lee
Though popular with
his army, he was
removed from
command of the Army
of the Potomac
Who was General
George McClellan
Issued the
Emancipation
Proclamation
shortly after victory
at Antietam
Who was Abraham
Lincoln
His overconfidence
led to defeat at
Gettysburg
Who was Robert E.
Lee
Union plan to
squeeze the
Confederate
rebellion to death
What was the
Anaconda Plan?
Rule by the army
instead of by the
elected government
What is martial
law?
The right to a
hearing before
being jailed
What is habeas
corpus?
Law requiring men
to serve in the
military if called
What is a draft?
Wooden ships that
were reinforced to
withstand constant
shelling unharmed
What were
ironclads?
This Union strategy
was designed to cut off
the supply of
manufactured goods
from Europe.
What was the
Naval Blockade?
When Lincoln chose
him as commander, he
explained, “I can’t
spare this man, he
fights.”
Who was Ulysses S.
Grant?
The reason the
North went to war
with the South.
What was to save
the Union?
Grant’s strategy of
destroying food and
equipment that
might be useful to
the enemy
What was total
war?
Strong navy, Large
Population, and
greater
manufacturing
capability
What were
Northern
strengths?
One of the greatest
Confederate
victories
What was the
Battle of
Fredericksburg?
Fighting for independence,
and to preserve their way
of life.
What was the
reason the South
entered into the
Civil War?
The first state to
secede from the
Union.
What was South
Carolina?
The president of
the Confederate
States of America
Who was Jefferson
Davis?
Men who owned
more than 20
slaves were exempt
from this.
What was the
Confederacy’s
draft law?
Although combat
was deadly, this
was a greater
threat to soldiers.
What was infection
and disease?
Hopes for a short
war were dashed
on both sides after
this battle.
What was the
Battle of Bull run?
Because Lincoln was
concerned about
retaining the border
states, he handled this
issue with caution.
What was the
concept of
abolishing slavery?
An African American
regiment who proved
themselves to be
“among the bravest of
the brave.”
What was the 54th
Massachusetts?
Names of the
Ironclads for the
North and the
South
What were the
Merrimac and the
Monitor?
Make your wager
This person issued this
statement, freeing the slaves
in the Confederacy, and
changing the purpose of the
Civil War. (Must answer
who and what)
Who was Abraham
Lincoln?What was
the Emancipation
Proclamation?