Ch 15 Flashcards
How did the confederate constitution compare to that of the United States?
It was very similar except it guaranteed the existence of slavery
Who became the president of the confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What were some advantages for the North?
- Population
- railroads
- manufacturing
- farmland
- navy
- government leadership
What were some advantages of the confederacy?
- defensive war
- military leadership
- southerners= good with guns
- cotton (way to open up diplomatic channels with England and France)
Who was the top confederate general in the civil war?
Robert E Lee
Which General captured fort Sumter?
General Peter Beauregard
Who were the “eyes and ears” of Robert E Lee
Jeb Stuart
What became a major disadvantage for the confederacy?
Idea of states rights
Who came up with the Anaconda Plan?
General Whinfield Scott
What were the 3 phases of the anaconda plan?
1) Western campaign (divide and conquer)
2) Eastern campaign (attack Capitol)
3) Naval Blockade
What was the Capitol of the confederacy?
Richmond Virginia
Why was the anaconda plan never fully implemented?
It was seen as to passive
Who eventually revisits the anaconda plan?
Ulysses S Grant
What was the first major land battle in the civil war?
Battle of Bull Run
What was bull run aka?
Manasseh Junction
Who did Lincoln send to try and take Richmond?
Irvin McDowell
Who helped turn the tide for the confederacy by having his men stand like a wall?
Stonewall jackson
Who won the battle of bull run
The confederacy
What made the civil war extremely deadly?
Advancements in warfare
Wooden ships with iron over top
Iron class
Where did the Moniter face the Merrimac?
Hampton roads, virginia
What was the name of the confederate ship?
Merrimac
What was the Merrimac nicknamed?
The virginia
What was the name of the union ship?
The monitor
After the battle of bull run, who did Lincoln send to try to take Richmond?
George McClellan
What battle marked the union taking Richmond?
The second battle of bull run
Why did Lee decide to go offensive?
- get fighting out of south
- get a diplomatic superpower to recognize the confederacy
- put pressure on Lincoln to end the war with a settlement
What was the bloodiest battle of the civil war?
Antietam
Who won the battle of Antietam?
No victor
Who was nicknamed tardy george and failed to go after Lee after Antietam?
McClellan
This freed any slaves in confederate states
Emancipation proclamation
What did the emancipation proclamation almost guarantee?
Europe would stay neutral
What regiments were the first all black regiments?
54th and 55th of Massachusetts
Who led the 54th and 55th regiments of Massachusetts?
Robert Gould Shaw
What was the last southern stronghold along the Mississippi?
Vicksburg
Who captured New Orleans?
Admiral David Farragut
Who laid siege to Vicksburg?
Grant
Who surrendered at Vicksburg after 40 days?
General Pemberton
Where is Gettysburg ?
Pennsylvania
Who was the union General Attlee Gettysburg?
Mead
Who did Lee order to charge the center of union lines?
General Pickett
What does the battle of Gettysburg mark?
The ride turns for the north
Why was Lincoln upset with Meade?
Meade did not follow Lee after Gettysburg and finish him off
Who captured Atlanta in 1864?
General Sherman
What did Sherman’s capture of Atlanta assure?
Lincoln’s reelection
Sherman marched from Atlanta to __________
Savannah
What did Sherman want to prove during his famous march?
That the confederate government could not protect it’s civilians
What happened when Sherman reached Savannah?
They gave up peacefully
Where did Sherman go to after capturing Savannah?
South Carolina
Who was the democratic candidate in the election of 1864?
George B Mclellan
Where did Lee surrender?
Appomattox Courthouse
What party was Lincoln a leader of prior to the Republican Party?
Whigs
Where did South Carolina hold a convention to secede?
Charleston
Believed that slave states should secede as a unit
Cooperationists
Where did delegates from the Deep South meet to establish the confederate states of America?
Montgomery Alabama
Where was Jefferson Davis from?
Mississippi
Who was the Vice President of the confederacy?
Alexander Stevens
These people believed in peace at any price
Copperheads
