Ch 14 Terms

Question 1

Effort to blockade the south and capture the Mississippi River

Answer 1

Anaconda plan

Question 2

The north’s main army in the east

Answer 2

Army of the Potomac

Question 3

Democrats who were for peace , who sympathized with the south , and who opposed Lincoln

Answer 3

Copperheads

Question 4

Southern ironclad that threatened to break theblockade

Answer 4

Virginia

Question 5

Northern ironclad with a revolving gun turret

Answer 5

Monitor

Question 6

Early unsuccessful attempt to capture the southern

Answer 6

Peninsular campaign

Question 7

Diversion of two union armies by a small confederate force

Answer 7

Valley campaign

Question 8

The south’s main army in the east

Answer 8

Army of northern virgina

Question 9

Continual fighting in the woods north of Richmond

Answer 9

Wilderness campaign

Question 10

Sherman’s destruction of Georgia

Answer 10

March to the sea

Question 11

First major land battle of the war

Answer 11

First battle of Manassas

Question 12

The south’s successful defense of its capital

Answer 12

Seven days battles

Question 13

Resulted in the emancipation proclamation

Answer 13

Battle of Antietam

Question 14

Confederate loss that opened the door for Sherman’s March

Answer 14

Battle for Chattanooga

Question 15

Marked the end of the south’s offensive capabilities

Answer 15

Battle of Gettysburg

Question 16

Opened Tennessee to invasion

Answer 16

Forts Henry and donelson

Question 17

Grants army was caught napping

Answer 17

Battle of Shiloh

Question 18

Loss that gave the north total control of the Mississippi River

Answer 18

Siege of Vicksburg

Question 19

Effort to capture the rail center feeding Richmond

Answer 19

Siege of Petersburg

Question 20

Surrender of the army of northern Virginia

Answer 20

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