Ch11 Flashcards
Lincoln suspended the writs of habeas corpus as result,
A person could be imprisoned indefinitely without trial
Robert E. Lee did not take command of the Union troops because,
He couldn’t fight against Virginia
Jefferson Davis wanted to fight a war of attrition in which the South would:
Avoid large battle and force the north to exhaust its resources
Citizens of the South faced food shortages in the Civil War because;
The South’s transportation had collapsed and Union troops occupied several important agricultural regions
The prison where nearly 13,000 Union soldiers died was called..
Andersonville
In response to the South’s treatment of African American Troops Lincoln stopped
Prisoner exchange
The capture of Chattanooga was an important objective for the union because…
They would control a major railroad running to Atlanta
In the election of 1864, candidate George Mclellan promised to…
Stop the fighting and negotiate
All of the following were advantages of the North over the South
- more industry
- more miles
- larger population
The North’s Anaconda Plan proposed all of the following
- A blockade of Confederate ports
- Controlling the MS river with gunboats
- dividing the Confederacy
- Exhaust resources to force surrender
The Emancimation Proclamation;
Declared freedom for all enslaved people at war with The Union
Hardtack was
A type of biscuit
The Confederate Commander surrendered at Vicksburg because;
His troops were starving
Farragut’s victory at Mobile Bay was important because,
Blockade runners could no longer use any port on the Gulf of Mexico east of the Mississippi.
The amendment that banned slavery in the US was the
Thirteenth amendment
