Mohan Chapter 11
One effect of the Emancipation Proclamation was that it
gave a moral purpose to the war.
___ helped Lincoln win reelection in 1864.
Union Victories in south
Because it was one of only two confederate holdouts preventing the union from taking complete control of the Mississippi River, Grant focused on capturing ___?
Vicksburg
With the fall of this city on July 4, 1863, the Union split the Confederacy in two.
Vicksburg
Union commander who burned a path of destruction through the south on his "March to the Sea"
William Tecumseh Sherman
Sherman's strategy of total war targeted not only the Confederate army but also ___?
the civilian population of the south
The Union's three-part plan to conquer the south?
1. Blockading Southern Ports 2. Capturing the Confederate Capital 3. Splitting the Confederacy in two NOT DRAFTING FREED SLAVES TO FIGHT FOR THE UNION
Republican who won the presidency in 1860 with only 40% of the popular vote
Abraham Lincoln
This northern strategy called for a three-part assault on the Confederacy.
Anaconda Plan
This battle, with over 26,000 causalities, was the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. History
Antietam
Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia here.
Appomattox Court House
This marked the first battle between the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac.
Bull Run
This confederate victory was costly when stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by his own troops
Chancellorsville
Union nurse who cared for the sick and wounded on the front lines.
Clara Barton
This was a draft that forced men to serve in the army.
Conscription
These were Northerners who were sympathetic to the Southern cause.
Copperheads
Union admiral who seized New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Natchez
David G. Farragut
The first shots of the civil war were fired when Jefferson Davis decided that the war should begin here.
Fort Sumter
Union general who was eventually fired by Lincoln for having the "slows"
George McClellan
This three day battle in July, 1863, marked Lee's first decisive loss of the war.
Gettysburg
This is a court order requiring authorities to bring a person held in jail before a court to read the charges against them.
Habeus Corpus
Why was David Farragut's victory in April 1862 so important.
It advanced the Union plan to split the Confederacy along the Mississippi River.
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Southern sympathizer and actor who assassinated President Lincoln.
John Wilkes Booth
In which area did the south have an advantage over the North in the Civil War.
Military leadership
Confederate commander who opposed secession but sided with his beloved state of Virginia and commanded the Army of Northern Virginia.
Robert E. Lee
This battle, where Grant almost lost his western army, taught both sides about the necessity of sending out scout and building fortifications.
Shiloh
Confecerate general, known for holding up well under stressful battle conditions, was responsible for the Confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run
Stonewall Jackson
What was the stated aim of the Emancipation Proclamation?
TO free slaves behind Confederate lines
Which of the following abolished slavery in the north?
The Thirteenth Amendment
Why is the Battle of Getty s burg considered a turning point in the civil war?
The south could not recover from its losses in soldiers.
When the Civil War began, what was Abraham Lincoln's main goal?
To restore the union
Hero at Vicksburg who was named commander of the Army of the Potomac in 1864
Ulysses S. Grant
Lincoln suspended ___ to deal with dissent in the Union States.
the writ of habeas corpus
