Civil War

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

• they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

• they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

• he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

• he had a plan to raise taxes

The name given to army from the North.

• Confederates

• Americans

• Military

• Union

The name given to the southern army.

• Confederates
• Union
• Americans
• Military

This was the president of the Confederate States.

• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee
• Jefferson Davis

This was the President of the Union.

• Jefferson Davis
• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S Grant
• Abraham Lincoln

This battle was the turning point in the war because the Confederate Army would never make another northern advance.

• Battle of Bull Run
• Battle of Antietam
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

This was the main economy of the Confederacy

• Agriculture
• Industy
• Shipping
• Trade

This was the MAIN economy of the Union

• Agriculture

• Factories

• Shipping

• Trade

Most soldiers died in the war because of

• disease/infection

• battle wounds

• hunger

• desertion

What advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy?

• Better Generals

• Stronger allies

• Natives were on their side

• More people, more factories and food, more railroads