Cards in this guide (47)
Tennessee battle that resulted in 25,000 Union and Confederate casualties
isolation of a port by hostile forces
Union state that allowed slavery
general who won the Battle of Bull Run/ Battle of Manassas
former United States Army general who led the Confederate troops
Union strategy to gain control of Confederate ports and the Mississippi River
How did the North's population differ from the South's population
The North's population was larger
What Gulf of Mexico port was captured by Union forces early in the war
Captured War supplies are called
The (blank) freed all people enslaved in states still in rebellion against the Union after January 1, 1863
Emancipation Proclamation
The formation of the all-black (blank) occurred in the Union
54th Massachusetts Regiment
Congress passed the (blank) to ensure that black soldiers were accepted for military service
The bloodiest single day of fighting in the Civil War occurred at
Some abolitionists criticized Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation because they
knew it did not specifically free all enslaved people
What did Lincoln want before he announced the Emancipation Proclamation
a major Union military victory
Abolitionists influenced Lincoln's decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation by
pressuring him to take a stand on slavery
After the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union army
actively began recruiting African American soldiers to fight
African Americans in the South often helped Union forces by
serving as spies and scouts
an action of Congress that made western land available for a low price
a right that states a person cannot be detained without being charged with a specific crime
a system that required military service
a certificate sold by the government that promises more money later
an amount of money paid to the government based on a person's earnings
a person from the North who wanted to end the Civil War
During the Civil War, the South's economy
What risk did a soldier face if he survived being wounded in a Civil War battle
What profession grew substantially with women's participation in the Civil War
Capturing the Confederate stronghold at (blank) on the Mississippi River was a key part of the Union's strategy
A battle at (blank) devastated Confederate forces and was a turning point in the Civil War
When a military position is under (blank) , the enemy has surrounded the troops and cut off all supplies
The last failed Confederate attack in the battle at Gettysburg was lead by General
The concept of (blank) was used to weaken the South's troops, economic interests, and will to fight
Union general (blank) led an aggressive campaign through the South that destroyed much of Georgia
The Union gained control of the Mississippi River when troops captured
After the Battle of Gettysburg, the South
never again fought on Union soil
After 1863, what did General Grant want to do even if it meant thousands of Union soldiers would be killed
crush large numbers of Confederate troops
What did Union forces decide to attack in their effort to demoralize the South after 1863
military and civilian targets
fired the shot that killed President Lincoln
outlawed slavery in the United States
gave sates money from the sale of public lands to start universities
photographed dead and dying soldiers on Civil War Battlefields
(blank) had a more difficult time rebuilding after the Civil War
George B. McClellan
Lincoln ordered this general to replace McDowell
Ulysses S. Grant
Union General that fought at the battle of Shiloh
Clara Barton
started the American Red Cross
Gettysburg Address
speech by President Lincoln in which he dedicated a national cemetery at Gettysburg and reaffirmed the ideas fr which the Union was fighting