The Civil War and Reconstruction

Front

Why did the states in the Upper South secede after the fall of Fort Sumter?

Back

President Lincoln asked each state to send soldiers to put down the rebellion.

Front

Why did southerners join the Confederate army commonly?

Back

To defend their way of life.

Front

What was the importance of the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)?

Back

It was the first major battle of the Civil War.

Front

Which side won the First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas?

Back

Confederacy

Front

What is the importance of the Battle of Antietam?

Back

It halted a northern advance of General Lee's army and resulted in heavy casualties.

Front

_________ was a Union army general that led a western campaign focused on taking control of the Mississippi River to cut off the eastern part of the Confederacy from sources of food production in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.

Back

Ulysses S. Grant

Front

Why did the Union want to control the Mississippi River?

Back

It would divide the Confederacy in two.

Front

The goal of the Union's western strategy was to control the ________.

Back

Mississippi River

Front

In the Battle of _______ both the Union and Confederacy suffered high casualties. Ultimately, the Union was able to stop General Robert E. Lee's northern advance.

Back

Antietam

Front

The Anaconda Plan was a ________ strategy to cut off supplies and trading for the opposing side during the Civil War.

Back

Union