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Civil War Part II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the most important figure in the West for the Union? | U.S Grant |
| What victory gave the Union control of the entire Mississippi River? | Vicksburg |
| Who was the General for the Confederacy? | Lee |
| What are Cooperheads? | Northern Deomcrats who spoke out against the war. |
| Who won the Battle of Gettysburg? | The Union (North) |
| Who led the March to the Sea? | Sherman |
| Who delivered the Gettysburg Address? | Lincoln |
| Where did the South surrender? | Appomattox Court House |
| Why did the Battle of Gettysburg happen at Gettysburg? | The Confederacy was in search of shoes |
| The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves where? | Only in the South |
| Who was Lincoln's opponent in the 1864 Presidential Election? | George McClellan |
| What does "total war" mean? | Destroying civilian and military resources |
| What were the lasting effects of the Civil War? | Almost 620,000 lost their lives in the four years of fighting. Costliest conflict in American History |
| The South lost the Battle of Gettysburg. What outcome did this play on the South losing the War? | The South never recovered from this loss. Their morale was down. |