Ch. 15 Civil War

An all-out attack aimed at destroying the enemy's army, its resources, and its people's morale 

Which was NOT a southern strategy?

He accepted Lee's surrender of the CSA at the end of the war.

What is a casualty?

What were the Northern Democrats who opposed the war called in politics?

Which of the following is FALSE about why Lincoln had waited so long to get rid of slavery?

He was the leader of all southern troops during the Civil War

Cash payments to men who volunteered for the army

He led a very famous charge at the Battle of Gettysburg 

Why did Lincoln ultimately decide to free the slaves?

An attempt to capture a place by surrounding it and cutting it off until people surrender

He was known as "stonewall"

Over what four years was the Civil War fought

The most important city in the West. The Union won this battle.

What is the vocabulary term for a system of required military service?

This person started the Red Cross

What reasons did people volunteer to fight in the Civil War?

This battle was the worst Union defeat. Thousands died attempting to march up Marye's Heights.

The President of the Confederate States of America

Which of the following are true about the Emancipation Proclamation?

Which of the following was NOT an innovation from the Civil war?

The Northern strategy was proposed by ______ and was called the Anaconda Plan.

As a result of the Battle of Antietam

John Wilkes Booth is best known for doing what?

What was the financial outcome of the American Civil War in 1865 dollars?

Which was NOT a reason Robert E. Lee tried to invade the North before Gettysburg, Pennsylvania?

The dry, cracker-like product that contained flour and water for soldiers was called?

An advantage of the CSA early in the Civil War was that the South

Which of the following was a goal the North had going into the Civil War?

This is the place where the formal surrender that ended the Civil War occurred

During the Civil War, northern industry

He ran against Lincoln as the Democratic candidate in the election of 1864

This officially abolished slavery in the United States of America

Which was NOT a common ailment a Civil War soldier faced?

This battle was the largest and the major turning point (battle) of the Civil War

What is a tax on money people earn called?

One important Union (Northern) strategy was to 

What did women do during the Civil War?