Civil War Practice Test Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards based on Civil War practice test questions.

Emancipation Proclamation

A document whose announcement was the goal of the Union

Anaconda Plan

The Union's plan to blockade Southern ports.

Thirteenth Amendment

The amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery.

Reconstruction

The immediate result of the Civil War.

Robert E. Lee

Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.

William Tecumseh Sherman

Union general known for his 'total war' tactics in the South.

Appomattox Court House

The site of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant.

Secede

To withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, alliance, or political or religious organization.

Battle of Gettysburg

A crucial battle in the Civil War which resulted in a Union victory.

John Wilkes Booth

The assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.

Jefferson Davis

The president of the Confederate States of America.

Battle of Gettysburg

Often considered the turning point of the Civil War and a Union victory.

Emancipation Proclamation

Declared all slaves in the Confederacy to be free.

Anaconda Plan

The Union's plan to suffocate the Southern economy during the Civil War.

Stonewall Jackson

Confederate general . Also known as Thomas Jackson