Civil War Page 2 Flashcards
Write three famous slave rebellions
Nat Turner , amistad and underground rail road
Why was the book uncle Tom’s cabin so important
Because northerners realized how bad slavery was which created abolitions.
List all of the states that seceded from the union
Virginia Arkansas Tennessee and North Carolina
Which was the first battle of the Civil War
The battle of Fort Sumter
Before the war what was Lincoln’s main concern
Not to be enemies
Also to keep the union together and not let it break
List two war strategies of the union
1) They believed they only had to defend their territory until the Northerners got tired and gave up
2) they believed Britain would assist them in the war because they depended on their cotton
Who was the leader of the confederacy army
General Robert E Lee
List three ways women helped during the war
1) Bringing water to soldiers
2) they were nurses
3) they were spies
What famous speech inspired the union to keep fighting
The Gettysburg address by Abraham Lincoln
Who led the reunion during the battle of Vicksburg
Ulysses S Grant
What strategy did the union use it during the battle of Vicksburg
To cut the confederacy into Using blockade and taking control over the Mississippi River
In what year did The confederacy surrender
April 9, 1865
