Brinkley Chapter 14: The Civil War

Union troops took control of Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. Why is this important?

What was the first state to secede from the Union?

The ___ amendment was passed in 1865, abolishing slavery.

The Emancipation Proclamation applied to all of these states EXCEPT

What was named the first major union victory?

The Second Battle of Bull Run was a victory for the confederacy.

The war allowed for women to play dominant roles in fields that were previously male dominated

What advantages did the North have in comparison to the south?

Who surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9, 1865?

The bloodiest one-day battle in History, having an estimated 23,000 casualties in total

What was the first major battle fought between the Union and the Confederacy?

What was achieved as a result of the Battle of Chattanooga?

What is the official starting date of the Civil War?

Who were the nominees for the 1864 election & who won presidency?

Who did the south count on for intervention because of their dependance on cotton?

William T. Sherman was the responsible for which event?

The Confederate army was led mainly by who?

Which battle caused Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclomation?

Declared that all slaves used for "insurrectionary" purposes would be considered freed.

Jefferson Davis successfully attacked Fort Henry and Fort Donelson

It would've reestablished the 36°30’ line in U.S territory & guaranteed slavery in slave states

What was one way the government tried to finance the war?

Thomas Jackson became known as who at the First Battle of Bull Run?

Opposition to the national draft law among laborers, immigrants, and democrats occurred in

How long did the Civil War last from beginning to end?

All of these items played critical roles in the conduct of the war EXCEPT

Which nation was created in Montgomery, Alabama after 7 states seceded?

Civilian volunteers that mobilized female nurses in field hospitals, led by Dorothea Dix