chapter 14 Flashcards
true or false: the battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day of the civil war
true
true or false: Pickett’s charge was the last ditch effort by the Confederates to win at Gettysburg
true
true or false: The Confederates won most of the major battles in the West
false
the South’s main army in the East
army of the northern virginia
diversion of the union armies by a small confederate force
valley campaign
early, unsuccessful attempt to capture the southern capital
peninsular campaign
northern ironclad that threatened to break the blockade
monitor
southern ironclad that threatened to break the blockade
virginia
the north’s main army in the east
army of potomac
effort to blockade the south and capture the mississippi
anaconda plan
battle of Antietam
resulted in the emancipation proclamation
what was the first major land battle of the war?
first battle of Manassas
What was the south’s successful defense of its capital
Sevens days battles
what famous speech did Lincoln give to dedicate a war cemetery for one of the bloodiest battles of the war?
Gettysburg address
according to the textbook, what was the central issue that sparked the war
states rights
what was one of the south’s primary advantages at the outset of the war
better commanders
Where did most of the fighting occur in the east
virginia
What general played a critical support role in all of teh following Confederate victories?
stonewall Jackson
what was the significance of the clash between the Monitor and the Virginia
age of wooden ships coming to a close
describe the peninsular campaign
- the north lose more battles than the south
- the union army reached the outskirts of Richmond
- the southern troops were out numbered
what was the most significant outcome of Joseph E. Johnston’s attack at Fair Oaks outside Richmond?
Robert E. Lee was promoted to command the army
Which battle was the first clear-cut defeat of the army of Northern Virginia
the battle or Gettysburg
Why did the North attempt to capture the Mississippi river?
the Mississippi divided the confederacy in two
true or false: the loss of farm hands during the war between the states devastated agriculture in the north?
false
true or false: during the war, Lincoln sometimes acted beyond his constitutional powers
true
What marked the end of the south’s offensive capability
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Shiloh
grants army was caught napping
opened Tennessee to invasion
Forts Henry and Donelson
the south’s successful defense of its capitol
Seven Day’s Battles
what term means the draft, or the compulsory enrollment of men into military services
conscription
Which state was unconstitutionally admitted into the Union during the war?
West Virginia
During what campaign did Grant cut his army off from his supply bases to surprise bases to surprise his enemy
Vicksburg
What caused a major riot in New York in 1863
conscription
What was a border state
slave state that did not secede
What event almost brought Britain into the war?
Trent affair
What was Grant’s defeat?
battle of cold harbor
democrats who were for peace, who sympathized with the southward opposed Lincoln
copperheads
continual fighting in the woods north of Virginia
wilderness campaign
shermans destruction of Georgia
march to the sea
surrender of the army of northern Virginia
Appomattox courthouse
effort to capture the rail center entering Richmond
Siege of Petersburg
loss that gave north total control of the Mississippi
Siege of Vicksburg
confederate loss that opened the door for Sherman’s march
Battle for Chattanooga
resulted in the emancipation proclamation
Antietam
what was the souths basic strategy for victory
To wage a defensive war and outlast the Norths will to fight
which General left the army because he was accused of drunkenness
grant
grant caught off his army from supplies to catch his enemies off gaurd
Vicksburg
why did grant continue to fight after he lost so many battles
He knew he could replace his losses while the south couldn’t
