The Civil War Study Guide PDF

**The Civil War Study Guide** **[People]** **Abraham Lincoln** - The 16th President of the United States. Lincoln led the country during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves in the Confederate states. **Confederate States of America (CSA)** - The secessio...

**The Civil War Study Guide** **[People]** **Abraham Lincoln** - The 16th President of the United States. Lincoln led the country during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves in the Confederate states. **Confederate States of America (CSA)** - The secessionist slave-holding southern states that broke away from the United States to form their own country during the Civil War. The CSA included 11 states:. **Union (United States)** - The northern states that remained loyal to the United States government and fought against the Confederacy during the Civil War. **Robert E. Lee** - The commanding general of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Lee was one of the most successful and famous Confederate generals. great victories at Chancellorsville. Gettysburg was a turning point **Ulysses S. Grant** - The commanding general of the Union armies. Grant led the Union to victory over the Confederacy. **Jefferson Davis** - The president of the Confederate States of America. **Frederick Douglass** - A former slave who became a prominent abolitionist leader and advised President Lincoln on issues related to freed slaves and African-American soldiers. **Clara Barton** - A nurse who founded the American Red Cross and provided critical medical aid to Union soldiers during the war. **Harriet Tubman** - An escaped slave who became a leading abolitionist and helped guide hundreds of slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad. **The Union Army** - The armed forces of the United States that fought against the Confederacy. **The Confederate Army** - The armed forces of the Confederate States of America that fought against the Union. **Battle** **Shiloh:** - - **Gettysburg**: - - - **Appomattox Courthouse:** - **Chancellorsville:** - - **Fort Sumter:** - - **First Battle of Bull Run**: - **Seven Days\' Battle:** - **Antietam:** - - - **Fort Wagner:** - **Gettysburg Address:** - **Copperheads:** - **NYC Draft Riots**: - **Confederacy and Britain:** - - **Andersonville**: - U.S. Sanitary Commission: - - Emancipation Proclamation: - - **13th Amendment:** - **Monitor and Merrimac:** - - **2/3 of soldiers died from disease**: - **Surrender Terms:** - **Southern Advantages:** - - **Union\'s 3 Plans:** - **Habeas Corpus Suspended:** - **Richmond Fires:** - **Result of Civil War:** - **Absentee Ballots:** - **[Essay]** Civil War test essays \--thesis and outline There were many long-lasting effects of the Civil War on America. One effect on individuals was......... how much it affected families One effect on politics was....... It was a rice of the Republic party One effect on the economy was............. Widened the divide between North and South These long-lasting effects greatly changed America........... Transformed America in many ways, and was a big turning point Ended slavery and made gov more powerful There were many reasons the North won the Civil War. One advantage the North had before the war was...... a Larger population for north, more soldiers Another reason the North won was due to their military plan of..... Anaconda plan blockade kept supplies from south A third reason the North won was because Britain did not....... because of...... Britain did not want to interfere on the side of the Confederacy after it became a war to end slavery The North was able to win the Civil War due to these reasons and more but the main reason was....... popularity for the north