Civil War Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Copperheads | Northern Democrats who questioned Lincoln--he jailed many suspending the writ of Habeas Corpus |
| Total War | Type of warfare used by Sherman in his March to the Sea. Destroying everything that supports the enemy |
| Conscription | Draft used in the North and South after 1863 |
| New York Riots | Draft riots targeting African Americans in July 1863 |
| Border States | Slave states that remained loyal to the Union. Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia |
| Why was Kentucky an important border state? | Access to the Ohio river |
| Why was Maryland an important border state? | Gave the Union access to Washington DC |
| Two events that happened on July 4, 1863? | Vicksburg surrendered and Lee left Gettysburg defeated |
| Anaconda Play | Northern strategy to take the Mississippi river and blockade the south, surrounding it. |
| King Cotton | Southern strategy to fight a defensive war and hope for foreign help |
| Battles fought by Lee | Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg |
| Battles fought by Grant | Shiloh and Vicksburg |
| Battles fought by McClellan | Antietam |
| Battles fought by Burnside | Fredericksburg |
| Battles fought by Hooker | Chancellorsville |
| Battles fought by Meade | Gettysburg |
| Battle where Stonewall Jackson died | Chancellorsville |
| Lee's greatest victory | Chancellorsville |
| The Union's biggest defeat | Fredericksburg |
| The bloodiest day of fighting | Antietam |
| The bloodiest battle | Gettysburg |
| The battle that marked the turning point of the war | Gettysburg |
| The battle that completed the Anaconda plan | Vicksburg |
| The first battle of the war | Bull Run |
| The battle that gave Stonewall Jackson his nickname | Bull Run |
| Advantages for the North | Industry, population, railroads, navy |
| Advantages for the South | Fighting on Homeground, motivation GOOD GENERALS |
| Two times Lee went on the offensive, attacking the North | Antietam and Gettysburg |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Jan 1, 1863, Frees slaves ONLY in Confederacy, makes war about slavery, blacks can now join the army |
| Where and when did Lee surrender? | Appomattox Court House April 9, 1865 |
| Effects of the war on the North | increased industry, RR, colleges, Homestead Acts, income tax, paper money |
| Effect of the war on the South | End of Slavery, devastated economy, destruction of RR, farms, industry |
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Kelly.richmond
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