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What was the last straw for the south?
Lincoln's election/ South Carolina
What town went into celebration?
Charlestown
Who was elected for 6 year term as president?
Jefferson Davis
Which capital was named?
Richmond VA
Who adopted the stars and the bars flag?
Richmond VA
Name some North advantages of winning
Better banking system, better manufacturing, largy navy, larger population, and large efficient railroad system.
Name some North disadvantages
Lack of public support, and poor leadership, eg. George McClellan.
Name some south advantages
Strong public support for the war, troops fighting on their own land, superior military strategic leadership, Robert E lee, and stone wall jackson
Name some southern disadvantages
smaller population, few factories/ supplies, lacked resources like steel, and eferior railroad system.
What was the Anaconda Plan?
A strategy created by Union General Winfield Scott in 1861, early on in the Civil War. It called for strangling the Southern Confederacy, much like an Anaconda does to its prey.
what were the steps for the anaconda plan?
1.Blockade southern ports to prevent cotton exports to Europe
2.Gain control of the mississippi river to cut supply lines and split the confederacy
3.Capture richmond confederate capital
What were the three steps for southern victory?
1.Hold on as much territory as possible until the North got tired of fighting "punch them in the nose"
2.Get britain and france to pressure the North to end the war
3.Sometimes going on the attack by moving North to threaten Washington DC. and other Northern cities
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Who commanded the battle of Fort sumter?
General Pierre Gustave Toutant (P.G.T) Beauregard
General P.G.T Beauregard. Was a student of what?
Major Anderson's at West Point
What was the first battle of manassas?
The first Bull Run
Who was the south led by?
P.G.T beauregard and StoneWall jackson
Who was the battle of 7 days led by? and who did he defeat?
Robert E. Lee, army of the potomac, led by George McClellan
Who won the second Bull Run?
StoneWall Jackson
Who did the west capture?
Captured Ft. Henry on the Tenn. River
Captured Ft. Donelson on the cumberland River
Who was the confederate for the battle of Shiloh?
Confederate Gen Albert Sydney Johnston K.I.A
What ships were used in the civil war?
Norths Monitor, and South Merrimack at the Hampton Roads
Which state won the War at Sea?
New Orleans
Where did Lee invade for the battle of Antietam
Maryland
What was the battle of Anitem known as?
The bloodiest day in American History
What did Lincoln issue?
Emancipation Proclamation
What were some Southern Victories?
Battle of Fredericksburg: Ambrose Burnside devised a plan to capture Confederate capital Richmond.
What river did Ambrose Burnside want to cross?
Rappahannock River
Who won the battle of Chancellorsville?
General Lee
who replaced Burnside?
Gen Thomas Hooker AKA "fighting Joe"
Which southern General died in 1863
StoneWall Jackson
What were the peace democrats known as?
Copperheads
What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
What charge failed in Gettysburg?
Picket's charge, Meade finishes off Lee
What was the speech made by Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg called?
The Gettysburg Address
What leader did Lincoln choose for all armies?
Ulysses S Grant after the battle of Chattanooga
Who captured Atlanta?
Sherman
Where did Sherman march to after capturing Atlanta?
Savannah
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse
Which armies clashed at Gettysburg PA?
Army of North Virginia and The Army of The potomac
Ft. Henry was captured at what river?
Tenn. River
Who was captured in Cucumber River?
Ft. Donelson
Who devised a plan for the battle of Fredricksburg
Ambrose Burnside
Whats Gen Thomas Hooker nickname?
“Fighting Joe”
What courtcase did Lincoln go to?
ex parte Merryman Supreme Court
Grant resumed an attack at what battle?
Battle of the crater, Petersburg
Grant drove confederates out of what?
Shenandoah Valley
Western army under Sherman would take Atlanta and crush the confederacy in the what?
deep south.
What was the total war?
mobilize all available resources in order to destroy your enemy
Confederacy
southern states seceded from the USA aka The Confederate States of america
Union
The government and armies of the North
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