Civil War Key Figures and Events

Union general whose victory boosted morale and later became president.

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• George McClellan

Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To free all slaves in the United States

• To free slaves in rebel Southern states that left the Union

• To punish the Southern states for secession

• To support the border states in keeping their slaves

Union general who believed in 'total war' during his March to the Sea.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• William T. Sherman

• George McClellan

How did population differences give the Union an advantage?

• The Union had more freed people to fight, while the population of the South was mostly slaves.

• The Union had a larger number of factories to produce weapons.

• The South had more experienced military leaders than the Union.

• The Union had better access to foreign allies for support.

Why did Lincoln suspend Habeas Corpus?

• to prevent war protestors from hurting the war effort in the North

• to allow for the immediate arrest of Confederate sympathizers

• to ensure the safety of Union soldiers in battle

• to maintain public order during the election period

Confederate general known for bold tactics; surrendered at Appomattox.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Stonewall Jackson

• William Tecumseh Sherman

First shots of the Civil War were fired here.

• Fort Sumter

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Bull Run

Gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Shiloh

President of the Confederacy.

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

Bloodiest single day of the war – led to Emancipation Proclamation.

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Shiloh

• Bull Run