Civil War

The Seige of Vicksburg was important in the Civil War because it --

• allowed the Confederate army to seize Washington D.C.

• broke the Union blockade along the Gulf of Mexico

• enabled the Confederate army to seek French assistance

• gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?

• It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
• It brought an end to the Civil War
• It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment
• It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war

Ulysses S. Grant was to the Union as ___________ was to the Confederacy

• Jefferson Davis
• Stonewall Jackson
• Robert E. Lee
• Abraham Lincoln

CLICK ALL THAT APPLY. These were all Union victories.

• Gettysburg

• 1st Bull Run

• Shiloh

• Fredericksburg

Click ALL that apply. Why did Lincoln write the Gettysburg Address?

• Give hope for the future of the United States

• Make sure people never forget the sacrifice that soldiers gave

• Hoping the South would give up their cause

• Announce the war was over

Look at the photo. Knowing what you know, what event/battle do you think this is?

• Surrender at Appomattox

• Antietam

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Sherman's March

Worst single day battle ever on U.S. soil.

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Shiloh

• Atlanta

What city was the Confederate capitol?

• Montgomery

• Charleston

• Richmond

• Atlanta

Click ALL that apply. Was part of the Anaconda plan

• Control the Mississippi River

• Blockade the coast

• Take Richmond

• Supply Border states with weapons

What was the names of the first two Ironclads to do battle?

• Monitor/Merrimac(Virginia)

• Iron-sides/Chesapeake

• Monitor/Shenandoah

• Mississippi/Merrimac