Course of the Civil War

What was the goal of the Anaconda Plan?

• To blockade Southern ports, preventing them from trading with Europe.

• To ship the South needed supplies during the Civil War.

• To keep the Border States a part of the Union.

• To move the Confederate capital to the South.

What states belonged to the Union but still enslaved African Americans?

• Florida and Georgia

• Border States

• Northern States

• California and New York

What resource did the South use to try to get Europe to support their fight against the union?

• Iron ore

• Coal

• Cotton

• Forests

Which region? Larger population, industry, Navy, & established government

• North/Union

• South/Confederacy

Which region? Cash crops, slavery, strong military leaders, & fought on home turn

• North/Union

• South/Confederacy

South fired on this Northern military island, first shots of the Civil War

• Ft. Sumter

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Sherman's March to the Sea

This battle ended the illusion that the South couldn't be beat and that the war would be over quickly.

• Ft. Sumter

• 1st Battle of Bull Run

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

Bloodiest battle of the Civil War--over 22 thousand deaths

• Ft. Sumter

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• 1st Battle of Bull Run

After the destruction of the majority of the Confederate/Southern army at this battle, the goal of the war shifted to ending slavery.

• Ft. Sumter

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Antietam

This statement from Lincoln freed the slaves in the rebelling states.

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Gettysburg Address