Civil War Battles

Confederates attacked the this fort, the Union surrendered. First shots of the war

• Bull Run/ Manassas 1

• Antietam

• Appomattox Courhouse

• Ft. Sumter

The idea of attacking the Confederacy by squeezing them like a snake from the East and West is known as the...

• Snake Plan

• Anaconda Plan

• Gator Paln

• Enduring Freedom

Battle took place in Maryland and was the closest Civil War battle to Washington D.C. The Union won and gave Abraham Lincoln the victory he needed to issue his Emancipation Proclamation.

• Antietam

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union. Northern most battle in the civil war.

• Antientam

• Gettysburg

• Bullrun

• Vicksburg

Led by Ulysses S. Grant. They blockaded the Mississippi River and split the confederate troops into smaller groups giving them a greater chance of victory.

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Bull Run

• Antietam

All of the following was part of the "Anaconda Plan" EXCEPT:

• Block all southern ports to cut off shipping

• Divide the north into sections

• Control the Mississippi River

• Capture the Confederate capital, Richmond

The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war because:

• It triggered a four-day draft riot in New York City

• The outcome convinced European nations to help the Confederacy.

• Southern troops reached their northernmost point in Union territory.

• Lee lost so many troops that he would never again invade the North.

Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?

• heavy military support fr Great Britain
• more experienced generals
• Southern Nationalism
• more soldiers and factories

After General Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, the main priority of the United States was to...

• elect a new president and vice president
• complete construction of the Capitol
• establish Union forts in the former Confederate states
• implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union

Bombardment of Fort Sumter
How was this event depicted in this image significant to the Civil War?

• the Confederate defense of the besieged fort lengthened the war
• the Union victory divided the Confederacy along the Mississippi River
• the invasion of the Confederate capital resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy
• the Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war