Civil War

At the Secession Convention, South Carolinians decided to __________, or leave, the Union.

When this man was elected president of the United States, South Carolina decided to secede.

After landing in Port Royal, Union soldiers spent more than a year trying to take over______.

The H.L. Hunley was able to successfully break through and destroy the blockade.

What did they name the submarine the Confederates built to try to break through the blockade?

Which important city in South Carolina was totally destroyed at the end of the Civil War?

What Union general led his men through Georgia and SC destroying EVERYTHING it his path?

The blockade prevented the people of SC from getting food, cloth, and other supplies.

____________________ was able to use his knowledge of the Charleston Harbor to escape slavery.

General Sherman’s march was called his “______________________________.”

The FIRST shots of the Civil War were fired at _____________________________.

In order to stop supplies from getting in and out of SC, the Union blockaded this harbor:

Which leader did Robert Smalls recieve an award from?

Who was president of the Confederate States of America?

What did southern states name the country they formed when they left the Union?

South Carolina was the __________________ state to secede.

What president did South Carolinians fear would get rid of slavery?

What was William T. Sherman’s war tactic, or strategy, called?

Who won the Civil War?