Civil War

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