Civil War Review

What was Lincoln's primary (main) goal going into the start of the Civil War?

• Keep England and France out of American issues

• Immediately end Slavery

• Preserve (Save) the Union

• Keep the House of Representatives unified

What was the immediate cause of the South seceding (breaking away from the North)?

• Raid on Harpers Ferry by John Brown

• Decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case

• Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency

Why were the Confederate soldiers called "rebels"?

• They remained loyal to the union

• Their secession was looked at as an act of rebellion against the union

• Jefferson Davis rebelled against his home state of Mississippi

• They were fighting a defensive war

What did the Anaconda Plan involve?

• Blockade Northern ports to limit exports to Europe

• Blockade all Southern ports & Divide the South in 2 by capturing the Mississippi River

• Capture Southern Civilians & make them serve in the Union Army

• Create all African American regiment

• Bloodiest Day in Civil War

• Union Victory in Maryland; Sept 17, 1862

• General McClellan fired by Lincoln after

These 3 headlines describe:

• 1. The end of the Civil War

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Battle of Antietam

• The Battle of Bull Run

What was the most famous African American Regiment to serve in the Civil War?

• 42nd Airborne

• 54th Massachusetts

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Army of the Potomac

The Battle of Gettysburg was:

• An attack by the South on Northern Soil

• A decisive Southern Victory

• Fought in the Winter of 1863

• The last battle of the Civil War

Which side had more railroads?

• North

• South

Which side had a larger population and army?

• North

• South

Which side was fighting in their own territory for most of the battles?

• North

• South