Civil War Quiz Review

U.S. President during the Civil War (16th), issued the Emancipation Proclamation, assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865

• Andrew Johnson

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

C.S.A. President who refused to re-join the Union after the Civil War

• Andrew Johnson

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

Union General responsible for bringing "total war" in the South

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

Union General known for being aggressive and determined; Promoted to commander of the entire Union Army after successes; Robert E. Lee surrendered to him

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Ambrose Burnside

• William Tecumseh Sherman

Most successful Confederate general from the Civil War; Promoted to commander of the entire Confederate Army; Surrendered to Grant

• JEB Stuart

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Nathan Bedford Forrest

Confederate general who earned the nickname "Stonewall" during First Bull Run; Lee's "right hand" until he was shot by friendly fire and died due to amputation complications.

• Joseph Johnston

• Thomas Jackson

• JEB Stuart

• James Longstreet

Union Plan to completely surround them via Naval blockade (Mississippi River, Atlantic), Split the CSA up and take their capital of Richmond. Essentially, strangle them until they surrender

• Boa Plan

• Snake Plan

• Python Plan

• Anaconda Plan

The U.S. or the Yankees. Wanted to stop the rebellion in the south & unite the nation once more.

• Rebels

• Union

• Gray Coats

• Confederacy

The C.S.A. or the Rebels. Fighting for their states rights (to own slaves). Wanted to be recognized as an independent nation.

• Blue Coats

• Yankees

• Union

• Confederates

Issued by President Lincoln to be effective January 1, 1863; Technically freed all slaves in the "states of rebellion" and opened up full military service to African American men. Added "ending slavery" to U.S. Civil War goals.

• 13th Amendment

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Emancipation Negotiation