The Civil War - Unit 13

A statement issued by Lincoln that freed slaves in Confederate states at war with the Union.

Florida issues a document seceeding from the Union in the months following which event?

a person killed or injured in a war

Which was NOT one of the advantages that the North had at the beginning of the Civil War

also called the North or the United States; the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government

cease (stop) resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit (give in) to their authority

This battle is the first major military engagement of the Civil War and proved that the war would be long and bloody

Reward or payment

What is one reason the South thought they would win the war at first?

He was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia (Confederate Army) during the Civil War

A system of selecting people for required military service

What 3 day battle resulted in a Union victory and turned the tide in favor of the North?

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in this town in Virginia.

To place in a strong defensive position

What is the name of the strategy the Union planned to use to defeat the Confederacy?

How is the bombardent of Fort Sumter significant to the Civil War?

What was the purpose of General Sherman's troops destroying railroad tracks in Georgia?

The name of the speech given by President Lincoln in 1863 at the site of a famous battle field.

The purpose of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was to

This encouraged African Americans to fight for the Union, strengthened it militarily & politically, & shifted the focus

Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War?

Which was NOT part of the Union's strategy for defeating the Confederacy?

document that declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are & henceforward shall be free"

A strategy of bringing war to the entire society, not just the military.

also called the South or the Confederate States of America; the states that seceded from the US to form their own nation

A warship equipped with iron plating for protection