Civil War Test Flashcards
President of the Confederacy who tried to leave the country dressed as a woman
Jefferson Davis
Lincoln said it was the key to ending the Confederacy
Siege of Vicksburg
Confederate victory that gave them a much-needed boost of morale
Battle of Fredericksburg
Speech that commemorated the soldiers who died there and said that the war would test the nation’s democracy
The Gettysburg Address
Where Lee was cut off and surrendered to Grant
Appomattox Courthouse
Were taken to camps like Andersonville or Fort Warren
Prisoners of War
Andrew Johnson and William Seward were targets but Lincoln was the only one that was killed
Assassination plot
The turning point of the Civil War; fought in the North from July 1 through July 3
The Battle of Gettysburg
They showed their bravery and proved that African Americans could fight just was well as white soldiers at Fort Wagner
Massachusetts 54th Regiment
He had to choose between his state and his country when the war broke out
General Lee
The Confederate ship that was reinforced with iron plates to rival the Monitor
Virginia
The election between Lincoln and George B. McClellan
Election of 1864
Was used by the Confederacy to move troops and foods, the Union wanted to control it; split the Confederacy
The Mississippi River
Union General who was known for being more timid and was in command of the Union Army at Fredericksburg
Ambrose Burnside
When he ran for president he said he was not going to abolish slavery, but when he won his second term he did just that
Abraham Lincoln
General Lee tried to take this hill on July 2 and was unsuccessful in his attempts
Little Round Top
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run
A naval battle fought using the two Ironclad ships the Virginia and Monitor.
Battle of Hampton Roads
The bloodiest single day battle that allowed Lincoln to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.
Battle of Antietam
The Union retreat at this battle allowed for General Lee to push into the North.
Battle of Chancellorsville
A Confederate victory late in the war; Grant was trying to get to Petersburg after this battle.
Battle of Cold Harbor.
Famous Confederate General who was given a nickname for how his lines held in the battle of Bull Run and was killed by friendly fire.
General Stonewall Jackson
He was the leader of the first all-black regiment.
General Robert Gould Shaw
The first female physician who trained
Clara Barton.
Elizabeth Blackwell
He was fired by Lincoln after the Battle of Antietam; he would run against Lincoln in the 1864 election.
George B. McClellan
He would take control of the Mississippi River Delta.
General David Farragut
The plan that the Union used to cut off the Southern ports and take control of the Mississippi River.
Anaconda Plan
Who had the stronger Navy?
The Union
Who had more military colleges?
The Confederacy
Happened on July 3 at Gettysburg when the Confederates tried to take Cemetery Ridge.
Pickett’s Charge
What was the significance of the
Battle of Fort Wagner?
Proved that African American troops could fight just as well as white soldiers.
Union used this throughout the war; happened at Vicksburg and Petersburg
Siege
What were the women in the South rioting over?
Food shortages
What was the title that Lincoln gave to the last General of the Union Army?
Lieutenant General
What would run ramped and kill many soldiers in the hospitals?
Infection & disease
What were two of the causes of the Civil War?
Slavery & state rights
What was one of Lincoln’s main points
in the Gettysburg Address?
He commemorated soldiers on the battlefield and stated that the war was testing the nation’s strength as a democracy.
Name one Union General in charge of the Union Army besides Grant and McClellan.
General Burnside
