| Fighting Words |
| #1 |
The Southern reaction to the election of Lincoln included this state seceeding from the Union. It was followed by the first battle of the Civil War. |
South Carolina, Ft. Sumter |
| #2 |
This early battle sent the message to both sides that there would be no quick victory in this war. |
Bull Run |
| #3 |
What was the goal of the war prior to the Emancipation Proclamation and after the Emancipation Proclamation? |
Reunification/Freedom for the enslaved |
| #4 |
Union General who became known as a hesitant leader. |
George McClellan |
| #5 |
Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the war? |
Lee lost so many troops that he would never again invade the North |
| Rebel Yell |
| #1 |
List 2 Southern Advantages |
Fighting for their property, fighting a defensive war, better trained leaders |
| #2 |
This Confederate General led his troops North for Battle and left in defeat |
Robert E. Lee |
| #3 |
Which Southern city was burned during General Sherman's March to the Sea? |
Atlanta |
| #4 |
Name 3 Causes of the Civil War |
Election of Lincoln/secession, Abolitionist movement, John Brown's actions, Slavery, States' Rights |
| #5 |
What was the South's main economic strength? |
Cotton exports |
| Yankee Way |
| #1 |
List 3 Northern Advantages during the Civil War. |
Larger free population, more manufacturing capabilities, better infrastructure |
| #2 |
Name for a Northerner who supported the rebel states. |
Copperhead |
| #3 |
List 3 effects of the Emancipation Proclamation |
Freed the enslaved in areas of rebellion, changed the focus of the war into one which would end slavery, encouraged African Americans to join the Union Army |
| #4 |
This Union General led on the Western front and had much success |
Ulysses Grant |
| #5 |
List 2 characteristics of the Massachusetts 54th |
Volunteers, former slaves, trained by Robert Gould Shaw |
| Lincoln's Legacy |
| #1 |
What is inflation? |
a sustained increase in the prices of goods |
| #2 |
Name 3 government changes during the Civil War |
Suspension of habeas corpus, draft instituted, income tax collected, paper currency printed |
| #3 |
Which primary document does Lincoln refer to in the Gettysburg Address? |
The Declaration of Independence |
| #4 |
List 3 characteristics of President Lincoln |
Answers will vary |
| #5 |
List 3 military tactics used by Lincoln |
Emancipation Proclamation, blockades of seaports and major waterways, total war |
| Let us Live! |
| #1 |
Known as the "Angel of the Battlefield", founder of the American Red Cross |
Clara Barton |
| #2 |
Tell me 3 ways that women helped during the war |
Teaching, nursing, managing the children and homestead, working in factories, spying, fighting |
| #3 |
What was the Dred Scott decision and how did it impact society? |
Slaves are property not citizens. Growth of the abolitionist movement, justified southern slave ownership |
| #4 |
Describe the life of a soldier during the Civil War. |
Long periods of waiting, running drills, writing letters, missing loved ones, little to eat, cold,hot, bugs...at the mercy of nature, lonely, scared and injured without proper medical care |
| #5 |
Why were there so many casualties during the Civil War? |
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