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Civil War Causes

Key factors include slavery, secession, states’ rights, and the election of Lincoln.

Anaconda Plan

Union strategy to blockade the South, control the Mississippi River, and capture Richmond.

Confederate Strategy

Defensive war aiming to wear down the North and utilize Cotton Diplomacy.

Turning Points of the Civil War

Major events include Antietam, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Sherman’s March.

Outcomes of the Civil War

Included the 13th Amendment, Union victory, Lincoln’s assassination, and Reconstruction.

Sherman's March

Total war strategy known as 'Fire & Fear' used by Union general William Sherman.

Gettysburg

Significant turning point in the war marked by Pickett’s Charge and Lincoln's Cemetery Speech.

Vicksburg

Battle that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy.

Total War

Military strategy that aims to destroy both civilian and military resources.

Emancipation Proclamation

Lincoln's decree that freed slaves in rebelling states.

Copperheads

Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War, referred to as 'Sneaky Snakes'.

Contraband

Escaped slaves who joined the Union army.

Martial Law

Military rule imposed, often used in border states during the Civil War.

Fort Sumter (1861)

Location of the first shots fired in the Civil War.

Bull Run (1861)

First major battle of the Civil War indicating the conflict would be prolonged.

Antietam (1862)

The bloodiest single day in American history, leading to the Emancipation Proclamation.

Appomattox (1865)

Site where Lee surrendered to Grant, effectively ending the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

President of the Union who issued the Emancipation Proclamation and delivered the Gettysburg Address.

Jefferson Davis

President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Ulysses S. Grant

Union General who won at Vicksburg and accepted Lee’s surrender.

Robert E. Lee

Confederate General known for victories at Chancellorsville and loss at Gettysburg.

William Sherman

Union General famous for his 'March to the Sea', implementing total war tactics.

Stonewall Jackson

Confederate General and right-hand man to Lee, killed by friendly fire.

John Wilkes Booth

Assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.