All Flashcards
Who was Robert E. Lee?
A strong military leader of the Confederacy.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
A Union general who was considered aggressive and effective; later became president.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
President of the United States during the Civil War.
What was Abraham Lincoln's role during the Civil War?
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation and delivered the Gettysburg Address.
What was Ulysses S. Grant's role during the Civil War?
He was a Union general who accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
What was Robert E. Lee's role during the Civil War?
He was a Confederate general who led the Army of Northern Virginia.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
President of the Confederate States of America.
Who was William Tecumseh Sherman?
Union General known for his 'march to the sea'.
Who was Stonewall Jackson?
A Confederate general who was a brilliant tactician.
Who was George McClellan?
Early Union general known for his caution and eventual removal from command.
What was the significance of Antietam (1862)?
Bloodiest single day in US history; led to the Emancipation Proclamation and prevented European intervention.
What was the significance of Gettysburg (1863)?
Confederacy's high-water mark; Union victory; led to the Gettysburg Address.
What was the significance of Vicksburg (1863)?
Union gained control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy.
What was the significance of Atlanta (1864)?
Union victory that helped Lincoln's re-election and secured the war's end.
What was Sherman's March (1864)?
A destructive campaign across Georgia and South Carolina using a scorched-earth policy.
What happened at Appomattox (1865)?
Lee surrendered to Grant, effectively ending the Civil War.
What was the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It kept Europe out of the war and transformed the Union Army into an army of liberation.
What was the Gettysburg Address?
Framed the war as a fight for freedom.
What was the significance of the battle of Fort Sumter?
It was the start of the Civil War.
What was the effect of the battle of Bull Run?
It was the first major land battle of the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory and shocking the Union.
Causes and effects of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Cause: Antietam. Effects: Kept Europe out of the war, transformed the Union Army, allowed African Americans to enlist.
Causes and effects of Gettysburg?
Cause: Lee's invasion of the North. Effects: Confederate defeat, turning point, Gettysburg Address.
Causes and effects of Vicksburg?
Cause: Union strategy to control the Mississippi. Effect: Split the Confederacy, boosted Grant's career.
Causes and effects of Sherman's March?
Cause: Union strategy to break the South's will to fight. Effect: Destruction of infrastructure, weakened Confederate morale.
Causes and effects of the Anaconda Plan?
Cause: Union strategy to win the war. Effect: Blockade of Southern ports, economic hardship for the South.
Causes and effects of the invention of the repeating rifle?
Cause: Technological innovation. Effect: Increased casualties, changed battlefield tactics.
Causes and effects of the South's reliance on cotton?
Cause: Southern economy. Effect: Hope for British support, but ultimately failed.
Causes and effects of Lincoln's assassination?
Cause: Confederate sympathizer. Effect: Hardened Reconstruction policies, national mourning.
Causes and effects of the Civil War?
Cause: Slavery, states' rights, economic differences. Effect: End of slavery, strengthened federal government, industrialization.
Causes and effects of Southern secession?
Cause: Election of Lincoln, fear of federal interference with slavery. Effect: Start of the Civil War, division of the nation.