Battles of the Civil War

Battles of the Civil War

By Arlene Hurtado

Open Ended

What underlying factors caused the Civil War?

Poll

Which side has a bigger advantage?

• North

• South

​Military plan:

1. Block all Southern ports.

2. ​Divide the South by taking control of the Mississippi River.

The Anaconda Plan

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Multiple Choice

Confederates attacked the this fort, the Union surrendered. First shots of the war

• Bull Run/ Manassas 1

• Antietam

• Appomattox Courhouse

• Ft. Sumter

Multiple Choice

What was the official name of the south during the Civil War?

• Confederate States of America

• Rebel States of America

• Southern States of America

• Confederate States of the South

Multiple Choice

What was Lincoln's main reason for fighting in the war?

• to get rid of slavery

• to bring the British and French to America

• to show his strength as a president

• to preserve the Union

Multiple Choice

Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union. Northern most battle in the civil war.

• Antientam

• Gettysburg

• Bullrun

• Vicksburg

Multiple Choice

Led by Ulysses S. Grant. They blockaded the Mississippi River and split the confederate troops into smaller groups giving them a greater chance of victory.

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Bull Run

• Antietam

Multiple Choice

The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war because:

• It triggered a four-day draft riot in New York City

• The outcome convinced European nations to help the Confederacy.

• Southern troops reached their northernmost point in Union territory.

• Lee lost so many troops that he would never again invade the North.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?

• heavy military support fr Great Britain
• more experienced generals
• Southern Nationalism
• more soldiers and factories