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| Question | Answer |
| The Northern Troops | Union |
| The Southern Troops | Confederacy |
| The Civil War began when the Confederate Troops fired shots at ___________ | Fort Sumter |
| A Civil War is a war between ___________ | people who live in the same country |
| The first major battle of the Civil War was __________ | The Battle of Bull Run |
| General Thomas Jackson who held his ground in a Virginia battle was nicknamed | "Stonewall Jackson" |
| The system used to determine who will serve in the military is called a _____________ | Draft |
| The __________ plan by Winfield Scott cut supplies off from the SOuth | Anaconda |
| The Anaconda plan included these three parts: 1. Blockade the ______ Seaports 2. Take Control of the ____ River 3. Invade the ________ | 1. Southern 2. Mississippi 3. South |
| What crop did the SOutherners believe would help them finance the war (but it didn't) | Cotton |
| What Battle was fought in Tennessee with a Union Victory after a surprise Confederate attack? | Battle of Shiloh |
| What type of war is it when both sides strike against the economy & the civilians as well? | Total War |
| Name 3 types of technology that were new during the Civil War period.... | 1. Telegraphs 2. Submarines 3. Ironclads |
| Women had the following role(s) in the Civil War: planned parties? (yes or no) were nurses? (yes or no) Made Tents? (yes or no) were spies? (yes or no) fought in battle? (yes or no) | nurses, tents and spies - yes parties & battle - no |
| What battle did the Union (North) win in Maryland at a creek where over 6,000 men died? | Battle of Antietam |
| What document was signed in 1863 that freed all slaves in the COnfederacy? | Emancipation Proclammation |
| What was different about the 54th regiment that attacked Fort Wagner, Sc? | All members of the regiment were African American |
| What city was crucial for the Union to control in order to control the Mississippi River? | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Who was the Commander of the Confederate troops? | General Robert E Lee |
| What city in Pennsylvania did the bloodiest battle ever in North America take place? | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Who delivered the famous Gettysburg address speech? | Abraham Lincoln |
| What was the name of one of the greatest speeches of all time that was delivered by a president in a cemetery? | The Gettysburg Address |
| Who was put in command of the entire Union Army? | General Ulysses S. Grant |
| The COnfederate Capital was in ___________ | Richmond, Virginia |
| Who led the march from Atlanta to Savannah, GA that burned & destroyed everything in sight? | General Sherman |
| Was Abraham Lincoln re-elected after the war turned in favor of the North? | Yes |
| Which General surrendered at the Appomatox Courthouse that ended the Civil War? AND which side did he represent that surrendered? | General Robert E Lee Confederate (South) |
| Did the North take prisoners at the end of the War? | NO |
| Lincoln wanted to put away all malice between all people in the country - what does malice mean? | bad feelings towards each other |
| President Lincoln was assassinated only 1 week after the Civil War ended. Assassinated means..... | an important person is killed |
| Were more battles of the Civil War fought in the North or the South? | South |
| Which side had more population? | North |
| Skills that Southerners were more skilled in | riding shooting hunting |
| Who assassinated President Lincoln? | John Wilkes Booth |
| Did the Battle of Gettysburg last more or less than a week? | less |
| Was the South in good shape financially strong after the war? | No |
| Did both the North and South draft men to serve in the war? | yes |
| Is it true that only men contributed to the war effort? | not true - women had important roles also (just not fighting) |
| What did Lincoln want to dedicate to the soldiers? | a cemetery |
| Were the African American American & White soldiers treated equally off the Battlefield? | No |
| Was Ulysses S Grant put in charge of the Union army? | yes |
| Jefferson Davis was President of the _____________ | Confederacy |
| What was the capital of the COnfederacy? | Richmond, VA |
| Was Atlanta captured and burned during Sherman's march? | yes |
| What 4 things did the North have more of than the South? | factories population railroads supplies |
| Who developed the Anaconda Plan? | Winfield Scott |
| Sherman's march went from Atlanta to ________ | Savannah |
| In what state did the Battle of Shiloh happen? | Tennessee |
| Who won the first major battle - the North or the South? | South |
| What was the factor that helped the Confederacy win the first major battle? | they had fresh troops |
| which side started preparing for the war the earliest? | South (COnfederacy) |
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