The Civil War

The Civil War was fought between ______.

• the Union and Confederates

• Whites and Blacks

• Mexico and America

• The Native Americans and the Union

The Northern States were the _____.

• French

• Confederates

• Union

• Americans

A cause of the Civil War was______.

• Slavery

• The Union wanted to leave the South

• West Virginia wanted to be its own country

• New Mexico wanted to join Texas.

The Battle of Glorieta Pass _____.

• was a surprise attack that forced NM to enter the war.

• allowed the Confederates to take over New Mexico.

• was a Confederate Victory.

• was a turning point for the Union.

Gettysburg of the West

• The Battle of Peralta

• The Battle of Glorieta Pass

• The Battle of Valverde

• The Battle of Bull Run

Most of the battles in the Civil War were fought in New Mexico.

• True

• False

Colonel R.S. Canby was a leader for the ____.

• Confederates

• South

• Union

• West

Henry H. Sibley led the ____ troops

• Union

• North

• Confederate

• East

Why did the Confederates want New Mexico?

• Access to the Santa Fe Trail

• Fort Union

• Access to California and Colorado

• all of these

Who won the Civil War?

• Union

• Confederates

• West

• East