Review - Civil War Part II

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  1. 2. President of the Union during the Civil War:
  2. 3. In 1864, under the leadership of General _______________, the Union carried out its goal of destroying railroads by capturing Atlanta, Georgia, which was an important southern railroad link
  3. 7. This declared slaves were free only in areas controlled by the Confederacy, it had little immediate effect.
  4. 10. This battle is the single bloodiest day in American history.
  5. 12. What was the most common surgery during the Civil War?
  6. 16. This was a naval night operation from the Gulf of Mexico; the Union gained control of the lower Mississippi River
  7. 17. The northern defeat in the _____________________________, the first major battle of the Civil War, crushed the Unions hope of winning the war quickly.
  8. 18. These signaled that the days of wooden warships powered by sails and wind were drawing to a close.
  9. 19. He served as a bold, restless commander of Union forces:
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  1. 1. General Robert E. Lee decided to lead the ______________ army because he had been born in the South and felt he had to remain loyal to his birthplace even though he was opposed to slavery and secession
  2. 4. The scene of the meeting between Union and Confederate leaders in which the Confederacy surrendered
  3. 5. The President of the Confederate State of America in the Civil War:
  4. 6. In order to silence opposition to the Civil War, President Lincoln suspended the writ of _______________, which protects citizens from unlawful imprisonment.
  5. 8. The ________________ attack on Fort Sumter sparked the war between the Union and Confederacy.
  6. 9. He was known for being an overly cautious general.
  7. 11. Confederate general who refused to back down during the First Battle of Bull Run.
  8. 13. A type of warfare where civilian and economic resources are destroyed
  9. 14. The Union victory in the Siege of _________________ gave the Union full control of the valuable Mississippi River.
  10. 15. The North controlled Little Round Top in the Battle of _________________, which gave them a better position than the South.