Civil War Test Review

1. Issued by Lincoln on January 1st, 1863, freed slaves in areas of Confederate control
7. Assassin who murdered Lincoln, jumped from the theater balcony yelling "Sic Semper Tyrannis!"
9. Secretary of War, he was a Democrat who made the war a bipartisan effort
10. Bloodiest day in American history, saw nearly 23,000 Americans die
12. Town in Virginia where Lee finally surrendered to Grant, in the home of Wilmer McLean
14. Suspended by Lincoln during his Eleven Week Dictatorship, allowed him to arrest over 13,000 officials and Southern sympathizers
17. Leader of the Confederate army, used tactical prowess to overcome a severe disadvantage in troop numbers
19. This amendment permanently banned slavery in the United States
21. Most famous battle of the war, over 50,000 people died fighting between July 1st and July 3rd, 1863
22. Name for the Union plan to win the war, instituted a naval blockade while attempting to capture control of the Mississippi River
25. Commonly described as "the ends justify the means"

2. Matthew Brady became famous for his wartime _______________, bringing the war home to Americans
3. Run First battle of the Civil War, resulted in a disastrous Union defeat
4. tax First initiated by Secretary of Treasury Salmon P. Chase to pay for the war
5. Name for Lincoln's Cabinet which included several political opponents and many who disliked him personally
6. His leadership as President of the Union navigated stormy seas during the Civil War and reunified the country
8. Final leader of the Grand Army of the Republic, became famous for his "unconditional surrender" strategy at Vicksburg
10. A Southerner and former Democrat, nominated to be Lincoln's Vice President in the Election of 1864
11. Southern battles were often named for nearby ________
13. Northern Democrats who supported states' rights and peace with the Confederacy
15. Thomas Jackson earned his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run for repelling the Union advance
16. Capital of the Confederacy
18. Invented by Sherman, used "unconventional" methods to defeat the South, but did not target civilians
20. Faction of Lincoln's Republican Party that wanted to make the war more about slavery
23. Grant's pick to be general in the West, targeted Atlanta for destruction on his way to Savannah
24. Secretary of State, defeated by Lincoln for the Republican nomination, helped keep France and Great Britain out of the war