Unit #3- The Civil War 2022 Flashcards
What one word describes the overall strategy for the North (Union) to win the war?
Offense
What one word describes the overall strategy for the South (Confederacy) to win the war?
Defense
The Civil War begins when the South ________ from the North and becomes an independent country.
Secedes
What Union General was overly cautious?
McClellan
What side had the advantage in population during the Civil War?
Union (North)
How many enslaved people lived in the South during the war?
4 million
What was the first major step in ending slavery?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What % of the Union Army was formerly enslaved people?
10%
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Bull Run
The Confederacy need manufactured goods from: _____________________
Great Britain & France
What was the famous & horrific last charge of the Confederate forces at the Battle of Gettysburg?
Pickett’s Charge
What does Lincoln reference when he begins The Gettysburg Address whth: “four score & seven years ago”?
The Declaration of Independence
What Union General was nicknamed “The Butcher” by his own soldiers?
Grant
What Union General fought in the Deep South, burned Atlanta to the ground, and destroyed infrastructure?
Sherman
