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Civil War
What was the beginning date
of the Civil War?
• April 12, 1861
• What was the ending date of
the Civil War?
• April 9, 1865
To what political party did
Abraham Lincoln belong?
• Republican Party
What political party split in the
1860 presidential election?
• Democratic Party
Who did the American people
elect as president in 1860?
• Abraham Lincoln
What did seven Southern states
do, when Lincoln won the 1860
presidential election?
• Seceded from the Union
What country did the seceded
Southern states form in 1861?
• The Confederate States of
America ( CSA) or
• The Confederacy
Who was elected president of the
Confederacy?
• Jefferson Davis
What four things did the
secession of the Southern states
eventually do regarding the
USA?
• Started the Civil War
• Resulted in a Northern victory
• The Union was restored
• The Emancipation of AfricanAmerican slaves
What constitutional debate did
the Civil War involve?
• Federal Power vs. States’
Rights
From what fort did President
Lincoln refuse to remove federal
troops in April, 1861?
• Fort Sumter- Charleston harbor,
South Carolina
What event caused the Civil War
to begin?
• Confederate forces fired on Fort
Sumter
• How many total states were included in the
Confederate States of America?
• 11
Where did the Civil War begin?
• Fort Sumter in Charleston,
South Carolina April 12, 1861
• What was the first battle of the Civil War?
• 1st Battle of Bull Run
• The Civil War was fought in what half of
which century?
• 2nd half of the 19th Century
• What are the dates of the Civil War in
years?
• 1861-1865
• What are the dates of the Civil War in
months, dates and years?
• April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865
Define the term civil war.
• A war between people of the
same country
In what war did the most
Americans die compared to all
other wars combined?
• The Civil War
Who served as president of the
United States during the Civil
War?
• Abraham Lincoln
What was Lincoln’s attitude
toward secession?
• Opposed secession
• The Union must be held
together, by force if necessary
Who finally became the leading
Union general toward the end of
the Civil War?
• Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the leading Confederate
general during the Civil War?
• Robert E. Lee
Who was the commander of the
Army of Northern Virginia?
• Robert E. Lee
What was Robert E. Lee’s
attitude toward secession?
• Opposed secession
• Did NOT believe the Union should
be held together by force
• Wanted Southerners to accept
defeat and unite as Americans
again at the end of the Civil War
Identify Frederick Douglass
.
• Former African-American slave
• Important black abolitionist
• Encouraged President Lincoln
to recruit former slaves to fight
in the Union army
Name the two most important
battles of the Civil War.
• Battle of Antietam
• Battle of Gettysburg
Which side won the Battle of
Antietam?
• The North
Where was the Battle of
Antietam?
• Maryland
• Why did General Robert E. Lee march his
army into Maryland?
• To get the war out of Virginia so farmers
could grow and produce food.
• To win a victory on northern soil and obtain
recognition from Britain and France and
hopefully force an end to the war.
What did President Lincoln issue
after the North’s victory at the
Battle of Antietam, to take effect
on January 1, 1863.?
• The Emancipation Proclamation
What did the Emancipation
Proclamation do?
• Freed all slaves who lived in
states still in rebellion on Jan. 1,
1863
What was the North’s war aim
before the Emancipation
Proclamation?
• Preservation of the Union
• What were the North’s war aims after the
Emancipation Proclamation?
• To Preservation of the Union
• The Abolition of African-American slavery
What two European countries
considered aiding the
Confederacy?
• Great Britain
• France
What effect did the Emancipation
Proclamation have on England
and France?
• Discouraged them from siding
with the Confederacy
• What Confederate General was an excellent
field commander but was accidently shot by
his own men at the Battle of
Chancellorsville?
• Stonewall Jackson
• What Union General received recognition
because of his victories in the west at Fort
Donaldson, Fort Henry, Shiloh, and
eventually Vicksburg?
• Ulysses S. Grant
• When was the Battle of Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania?
• July 1-3, 1863
• What Union General was in charge of the
Army of the Potomac at the Battle of
Gettysburg?
• General Meade
• Who led the gallant Confederate
charge during the Battle of
Gettysburg?
• George Pickett- known as Pickett's
Charge.
• Who won the Battle of Gettysburg, which
represented a turning point of the war?
• The North
• Why had Robert E. Lee marched his army
into Pennsylvania in 1863?
• To get the war out of Virginia
• To win a victory on northern soil and
hopefully capture Harrisburg, Pa.
• Force the North to end the war.
To commemorate the national
cemetery at Gettysburg, Who
wrote the Gettysburg Address?
• Abraham Lincoln
• On the day after the Battle of Gettysburg,
July 4, 1863- what was the last major
southern city on the Mississippi river to
surrender- thus splitting the Confederacy ?
• Vicksburg
• What did Lincoln identify as the North’s
two war aims in the Gettysburg Address?
• Preserving the Union
• Abolishing Slavery
• What did Lincoln promised the
American people in the
Address?
• A new birth of freedom
What did Lincoln believe was the
nature of the Union?
• The United States was one
nation, instead a federation of
independent states
What did the South think was the
nature of the Union?
• The states had freely joined the
Union and could freely leave
(secede)
• What vision did President
Lincoln describe for the United
States in the Gettysburg
Address?
• The United States was
dedicated to the idea that “all
men are created equal”
In the Gettysburg Address what
did Lincoln call a “Second
American Revolution”?
• The Civil War
Who said the United States was
ruled by a government “of the
people, by the people, and for the
people”?
• Abraham Lincoln
According to what Lincoln said
in the Gettysburg Address, what
institution must not exist in the
United States?
• African-American Slavery
• What Confederate General was
accidently shot by his own men at the
Battle of Chancellorsville?
• Stonewall Jackson
• Who finally was given command of the
Northern Army and he continued to
pursue General Robert E. Lee at the
Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold
Harbor?
• General Ulysses Grant
• In 1864, what Union General completed his
‘March to the Sea”, a path of destruction
from Atlanta to Savannah?
• William Tecumseh Sherman
• What was the reason Sherman destroyed
property and cities such as Atlanta,
Savannah, Charlestown and Columbia?
• To take the war to the civilian population
and destroy the southern will to fight.
• What is the name of the city south of
Richmond, where Grant laid siege?
• Petersburg
• After the evacuation of Petersburg and
Richmond, where did the Confederate
General, Robert E. Lee surrender to the
Union General, Ulysses S. Grant?
• Appomattox Court House (the McLean
Home)
• On what date did Lee surrender, which
in effect ended the Civil War?
• April 9, 1865
• After the Civil War, Robert E. Lee accepted
what position?
• He became President of Washington
College in Lexington, Va.
( the college was later renamed Washington and
Lee University- Lee died in 1870 and is buried at
W &L)
• Where and on what date and by whom was
President Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
• At Fords Theatre, on April 14, 1865, by
John Wilkes Booth
• What was the total number of deaths of the
Civil War?
• Approximately 620,000.
• At the beginning of the war what was the
population of the north and south?
• North- 21.5 million
• South- 9 million ( of which approximately 3
to 4 million were slaves)
• At the beginning of the war 82% of the
nations output in war materials and factory
produced items were produced in what part
of the nation?
• The North
• What was a result of the war in the South?
• The South was basically in total ruins as
major cities and infrastructure had been
destroyed.