Chapter 14 Flashcards
Why did some Southerners consider the Civil War to be a Second American Revolution?
The say themselves like the patriots in the war of independence, that is fighting against an oppressive, centralized authority
Which side in the war had the advantage in basic resources (population, food production, and industrial capacity)?
The north
Why was Winfield Scott’s plan to win the war called the “Anaconda Plan”?
Scott’s plan with its blockade of the southern coast and captive of the Mississippi River, involved the slow subjugation of the south just as the anaconda slowly crushes its prey
Why did the Confederates not follow up their victory at the First Battle of Manassas?
They were too disorganized
How did the First Battle of Manassas affect Northern and Southern morale?
The north was demoralized, but the south were relieved and confident
What is the significance of the clash between the Monitor and the Virginia (Merrimac)?
The clash is primarily important as the first battle between iron warships
What event marred for the Confederates their victory at Chancellorsville?
General stonewell Jackson was mortally wounded by his own men by mistake
In what three ways were the series of Confederate victories in the East from First Manassas to Chancellorsville important to the Southern cause?
They prevented the union from capturing Richmond, raised southern morale, while lowering northern morale, and helped increase the possibility of Britain intervening on the southern side
What core values did Lincoln include in the Gettysburg Address?
Freedom, and equality
What was the main issue that sparked the Civil War?
The nature of the Union, that is whether states were sovereign and had the right to secede
What were the two main campaigns of the Civil War in the West?
The Mississippi River campaign, and the Kentucky-Tennessee campaign
For what two reasons did the Union want to control the Mississippi River?
They wanted to split the confederacy and to provide farmers in the Midwest an outlet for their goods
How did the South seek to maintain control of the Mississippi River?
By build fortifications along the river, such as in Columbus, Kentucky, and Vicksburg, Mississippi
The capture of what city was the key to the Mississippi River campaign?
Vicksburg, Mississippi
What were the three goals of Braxton Bragg in his invasion of Kentucky in 1862?
To raise new troops among pro-confederate kentuckians, to possibly being Kentucky in confederation, to slow or halt the union campaign on the Mississippi River
