Battles of the Civil War: Did you get it?

After which battle was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

• First Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Atlanta

What advantages did the Union have over the Confederates?

• Population

• Military Generals

• Invasion Strategy

• Industrial Complex

Why were the Confederates successful in the first few years of the Civil War?

• Military Generals and Motivated Soldiers

• Factory Production and Motivated Soldiers

• Military Generals and Strategy

• Factory Production and Strategy

Why did England and France decide not to enter the war on behalf of the South?

• Huge inflation in the CSA

• Loss at Antietam

• Loss at Gettysburg

• Emancipation Proclamation

Why does Robert E. Lee invade the North twice in the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg?

• Split the Union in half and implement a blockade

• Antietam and Gettysburg were industrial hubs

• Wanted to take control of Union land

• Crush public support for the war

What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?

• First Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Atlanta

Why were Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman more aggressive than the previous Union general?

• They wanted to end the Civil War as fast as possible

• They believed in "Total War" and crushing the South

• They were instructed by Lincoln to be aggressive

• They thought the South would regroup

Ulysses S. Grants goal at Vicksburg was to...

• Cut off Mississippi River access and split the CSA

• Reinforce the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• Crush Southern support for the Civil War

• Destroy the most productive factory the South built

The CSA's loss at the Battle of Atlanta impacted the South by...

• Easier access to the CSA capital located in Richmond

• Confederates would lose enthusiasm to fight

• Destroying a Southern railroad terminus

• Pushing Robert E. Lee to surrender

What political impact did Sherman's March to the Sea have?

• Congress issued a Draft to increase the number of Union soldiers

• Jefferson Davis resigned from the CSA presidency

• Sherman became a future presidential candidate

• Lincoln was reelected in 1864