Civil War Flashcards
What was the cause of Ft. Sumter?
Fighting over federal forts
What was the significance of Ft. Sumter?
Started the Civil War
Who won Ft. Sumter?
Confederates
What was the effect of Ft. Sumter?
Lincoln asked for Militia volunteers
What was the cause of 1st Bull Run/Manassas?
Union was trying to take over Richmond
What was the significance of 1st Bull Run/Manassas?
Union realized this would NOT be easy
Who won 1st Bull Run?
Confederates
What was the effect of 1st Bull Run?
Lincoln realized he needed an army
What was the cause of Shiloh?
Grant was trying to take over Mississippi River
Significance of Shiloh?
Was the bloodiest battle up to that point in history
Who won Shiloh?
Union
Effect of Shiloh?
Both sides lost many men
Cause of New Orleans?
Union wanted to capture N.O. for Anaconda Plan
Significance of New Orleans?
Union controlled almost all of the Miss. River
Who won N.O?
Union
Effect of New Orleans?
Union now controlled Miss. River and headed to Vicksburg
Cause of Seven Days?
Union tried
again to
Capture
Richmond
Significance of Seven Days?
Lee ended
the threat
to Virginia
Who won Seven Days?
Confederates
Effect of Seven Days?
Union’s last
try at
capturing
Richmond
Cause of Antietam?
Union Troops find Lee’s plans to attack north
Significance of Antietam?
Bloodiest
day in
American
History
Who won Antietam?
Union
Effect of Antietam?
Lincoln
fires
McClellan
Cause of Gettysburg?
Lee tries to
invade into
north again
Significance of Gettysburg?
South never recovers from this defeat (Pickett’s Charge)
Who won Gettysburg?
Union
Effect of Gettysburg?
Lee’s hopes for victory in the north are crushed
Cause of Vicksburg?
Last major strong hold
for the
Confederates
Significance of Vicksburg?
Turn the tide of the
war in
North’s
favor
Who won Vicksburg?
Union
Effect of Vicksburg?
Battle fulfilled major part of Anaconda Plan
What treaty ended the Civil War?
There wasn’t a treaty, Appomattox Court House= Union/North wins!
