2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt Key TermsBattlesThe Union The Confederacy Important Citizens
This is the place where the Confederacy surrendered to the Union on April 9, 1865, ending the Civil War.
Appomattox Courthouse
What was the law passed in 1863 authorizing certain banks to issue bank notes backed by U.S. bonds?
National Banking Act
What was the term Republicans applied to Northern war dissenters and those suspected of aiding the Confederate Cause during the Civil War?
Copperheads
What Act awarded proceeds from the sale of public lands to the building of colleges?
Land Grant College Act
What was the law passed by Congress in May 1862 providing Homesteaders with 160 acres of free land in exchange for improving the land?
Homestead Act
This Battle was known for its fierce hand-to-hand combat
Battle of the Wilderness
At which battle did General Grant dig a tunnel filled with explosives underneath the Confederate campsite?
Battle of Petersburg
At what Battle did Union General George Thomas destroy the Confederate army of Tennessee in December 1864
Battle of Nashville
In this Battle, Confederate general John Hood led a frontal assault on well entrenched Union positions south of Nashville in November 1864
Battle of Franklin
This three month army parade in late 1864 led by Union General William T. Sherman from Atlanta to Savannah, and then the sea, destroyed vast amounts of property and the Georgians morale
Sherman’s March
This constitutional amendment prohibited slavery throughout the U.S.
Thirteenth Amendment
Which Union city had the worst draft riot?
New York
How did Ulysses S. Grant change the pace of warfare when he became a General of the Union army?
Instituted Nonstop Warfare
What was the only occupation in which women were paid equal to men?
U.S. Treasury Worker
In the 1860’s, shoemakers, cotton makers, and miners joined what kind of work force?
Labor Unions
This state was formed when residents seceded from the Confederacy and declared themselves for the Union
West Virginia
In March 1865, the Confederacy handed these people guns to help fight for the Confederate cause
Slaves
About how many Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War?
256,000
This became an obstacle for Davis because the South believed so strongly in it
State’s Rights
What three key factors led to the disintegration of the Confederacy?
Military defeats, Economy, Citizens Morale
This Union General was appointed commander of all Union armies
Ulysses S. Grant
Who suspended the Habeas Corpus Act in response to opposition?
Abraham Lincoln
This Confederate president was known for his frigid personality, his insistence on attending to minute details, and his inability to accept criticism
Jefferson Davis
Who were Northern Carolinians who refused to support the war?
Heroes of America
People who attempted to raise prices by lowering supply were________
Speculators