The Civil War

The Start of the Civil War

32 cards   |   Total Attempts: 183
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Who won the first battle of the Civil War?
Confederate
What was the name of the first battle fought in the Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run
Who was elected 16th president of the U.S., hoped to preserve the Union and stop the spread of slavery?
Abe Lincoln
What do you call an armed conflict between two sides from the same region or country?
A Civil War
What was the term used fro states loyal to the U.S. during the Civil War?
The Union
What was the name of the South Carolina fort under federal control that was attacked by the south, marking the start of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Who was the Virginia resident, talented military leader, and commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
What was the term for Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri-slave states and didn't leave the union?
Border States
What was the term coined to show that Southern cotton was important to the world market and to the southern economy?
Cotton King
What economic strategy was used by cutting off the south's coastline and controlling the Mississippi River?
Anaconda Plan
What is it called when armed forces prevent the transportation of goods or people into or out of and area?
Blockade
What was the primary cause of deaths during the Civil War?
Disease
What is an infantry?
Foot Soldiers
What is the cavalry?
Horseback(tanks)
What is the artillery?
Fire Cannons