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| What was the first battle area in the Civil War? | Fort Sumter |
| What was the date of the first battle of the Civil War? | April 12, 1861 |
| What caused the Civil War? | The election of Lincoln convinced the South to secede from the Union |
| Lincoln sent supplies to Fort Sumter, why did this cause the South to attack? | The Confederacy had told the U.S. to get out of the South. The supplies were a sign the U.S. wasn't leaving |
| Who was the Confederate commander attacking Forth Sumter? | P.G.T. Beauregard |
| Who was the Union commander defending Fort Sumter? | Robert Anderson |
| Name the strengths of the Confederacy. | Fighting a defensive war, men with fighting skills, military men with a military tradition |
| What were the weaknesses of the Confederacy? | Few factories, small population to replace soldiers that die, large slave population, few railroads to move supplies |
| What were the advantages of the North? | large population, more industry to convert to wartime production, many railroads, strong navy |
| What were the North's weaknesses? | must fight an offensive war, few experienced military leaders, the war wasn't popular, inexperienced soldiers |
| What was the strategy of the North? | Blockade Southern ports, control the Mississippi River, Capture Richmond the Confederacy's capitol |
| Who was the president of the Confederacy? | Jefferson Davis |
| Who was the president of the U.S.? | Abraham Lincoln |
| Tell about Jefferson Davis. | Graduate of West Point, ex U.S. Secretary of War, doesn't accept criticism well, doesn't delegate authority |
| List some facts about Abraham Lincoln | No military experience, ability to learn from his mistakes, had determination and humor |
| What was the other name for the Battle of Bull Run? | First Manassas |
| How did "Stonewall" Jackson get his name? | He refused to let the Union army push the South back |
| The South drove the North back at Bull Run, why didn't they follow then into Washington D.C.? | the Rebels were too tired and disorganized |
| Give three different names for the Army of the Confederate States of America. | the South, the rebels, the Confederarcy |
| Give three names that the United States Army were called. | the Yankees, the Union, the North |
| Although McClellan had a lot of experience, why was he not successful as a General? | He wouldn't move forward, spent too much time training his men |
| What happened after the battle between the Monitor and the Merimac? | Countries stopped building wooden war ships |
| At the Battle of Antietam General McClellan got a copy of the Rebel's plan, why didn't he act on it? | He couldn't decide what to do and lost valuable time |
| Which battle had the bloodiest day of the war? | Antietam |
| Did Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation free the slaves? | No |
| Why was the Emancipation Proclamation important? | freed slaves only in states that didn't return to the Union by Jan 1, 1863, made the war about slavery and that kept Britain out |
| What happened at the Battle of Fredericksburg? | The Union soldiers are slaughtered at the stone wall |
| What happened to the Union General Joe Hooker at the Battle of Chancellorsville? | He is so worn out that he has a nervous breakdown |
| Who shot Stonewall Jackson at the Battle of Chancellorville? | a Confederate sentry when the General did not give the correct password |
| What did General Lee say when Stonewall Jackson was shot? | "He has lost his left arm, but I have lost my right arm." |
| What were Stonewall Jackson's last words? | "Let us cross over the river and rest in the shade of the trees." |
| How did the Battle of Gettysburg start? | Rebel soldiers went into a small town in PA to get shoes and were met by Union soldiers |
| Who were the two friends at Gettysburg that were generals and on opposing sides? | Armistead and Hancock |
| Who led the fatal charge the one mile to the stone fence? | General Pickett |
| How many soldiers were killed at Gettysburg? | over 45,000 |
| Why was Ulysses S. Grant called "Unconditional Surrender Grant?" | he would only allow unconditional and immediate surrender |
| At the Battle of Shiloh many soldiers were killed, but the North won. Why were people telling Lincoln to fire Grant. | Because too many soldiers had been killed |
| What did Lincoln say to the critics who wanted Grant fired? | I can't spare this man, he fights |
| Why did the Union want to take control of Vicksburg? | It would give them control of the Mississippi River |
| What happened to the people of Vicksburg? | starving, they ate any animal they could find |
| What was the last victory for the Confederate Army? | Battle of Chickamauga Creek |
| What did Grant mean when he called for "Total War?" | the Union declared war on all citizens of the South, men, women and children, no mercy |
| William Tecumseh Sherman took a burn and destroy policy across what state? | The state of Georgia |
| Which General used a burn and destroy policy across the beautiful Shenandoah Valley? | Phillip Sheridan |
| Who said, "War is hell." | William Tecumseh Sherman |
| "The war is over. The rebels are our countrymen again," was said by whom? | Ulysses S. Grant |
| What did Lee say at the time of his surrender? | "I have probably to be General Grant's prisoner, and I thought I must make my best appearance." |
| Who ran against Lincoln in the election of 1864? | George McClellan |
| Name the three bloody battles fought by Grant on the way to capture Richmond Virginia. | Battle of the Wilderness, Battle of Spottsylvania Courthouse, Cold Harbor |
| How did the white Southerners feel about General Sherman's march across Georgia? | he was hated and despised, called Attila of the West |
