Civil War Review
What happened when the
Southern states seceded?
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They broke their ties to the United States
forming their own country, called the
Confederate States of America.
Who was president of the
Confederacy?
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Jefferson Davis
What was the Confederacy?
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The slaveholding states that seceded from
the Union.
What category did the North have the biggest
advantage?
What percent of total population did the South
have?
During the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln
spoke of “the great task remaining
before us.” This task was to
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to bring the country back together again.
What was Ulysses S. Grant’s
major role in the Civil War?
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To lead the Union army to victory
What was a new type of ship
used during the war?
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ironclads
He was the leading general of the
Confederacy.
Robert E. Lee
What was the name of the most
famous black regiment?
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54th Massachusetts, who became famous
during the attack on Fort Wagner.
Why did the soldiers from the North
have an advantage over soldiers from
the South?
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The North had far more resources than the
South.
What is the name of the fort
where the Civil War began?
Fort Sumter
After this battle, Lincoln issued the
Emancipation Proclamation. It was also
the bloodiest day in U.S. History.
The Battle of Antietam
The Emancipation Proclamation
declared that
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enslaved persons in the Confederate states
would be freed.
Which candidate won the most
popular votes?
What was the first battle of the Civil War
fought on Northern soil?
The Battle of Antietam
What new weapons led to an
increased casualty rates?
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News rifles and bullets, ironclad ships
This was where the surrender of
the Civil War was signed.
Appomattox Court House
What advantages did the soldiers
from the South have?
They were fighting close to home
n They had better generals
n They were closer to their supplies
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What body of water is the Siege
of Vicksburg near?
Where were most of the battles
of the war fought?
How did Gettysburg and Antietam
differ from most of the battles fought
during the war?
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Both were in the North
What was important about the 54th
Massachusetts Regiment?
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They made up one of the first AfricanAmerican regiments of the war
Why was the Gettysburg
important?
The South would never invade the North
again
n The battle was the turning point of the war
n Lincoln gave a famous speech there after
the battle
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What does each area on the
map represent?
What was Ulysses S. Grant’s
role in the war?
Commander of the Union army at the end of
the war
n Accepted Lee’s surrender at Appomattox
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Abraham Lincoln
President of the Union
n Issued the Emancipation Proclamation
n Gave the Gettysburg Address
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John Wilkes Booth
Assassinated Lincoln
Clara Barton
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Union nurse that began the Red Cross
William Tecumseh Sherman
Union General of the North that burned
Atlanta
n Believed in “Total War.”
n
Battle of Vicksburg
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Battle which the Union won which allowed
them to control the Mississippi River
Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest single day in U.S. history
n Lincoln issued the Emancipation
Proclamation after the battle.
n One of the battles fought in the North
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Battle of Gettysburg
Turing point of the war - Confederacy would
never invade Northern territory again
n Bloodiest battle of the war
n Lincoln’s famous speech given after the
battle
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Appomattox Court House
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Where Lee surrendered to Grant ending the
Civil War