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Chapter 15 (Civil War) Flashcards

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Which had more states? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Union

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Who planned to win a war of Attrition? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Confederacy

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Who had better Cavalry? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Confederacy

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Who had more soldiers? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Union

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Who had a stronger will to fight? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Confederacy

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Who had more banks The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Union

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Who wore blue uniforms? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Union

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Who had more naval ships? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Union

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Who could produce more firearms? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Union

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The war cost $6.1 billion for who? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Union

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Who lost 2/3 of their wealth after the war? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Confederacy

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Who had more casualties? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Union

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Who came up with the Anaconda Plan to win the war? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Union

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Who had more factories? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Union

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Who had better Generals? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Confederacy

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Who had more miles of railroad tracks? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Union

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Who had home court advantage? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Confederacy

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Who came up with the concept of Total War? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Union

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Who wore grey uniforms? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Confederacy

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Who had more merchant ships? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Union

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More battles were fought on whose land? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Confederacy

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Who suffered inflation of 9000 percent after the war? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Confederacy

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Who had more wheat production? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Confederacy

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Who won the war? The Union, or the Confederacy?

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Union

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What happened to the price of goods in both the North and South after the war?
Inflation
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During the Civil War, African American troops...
Got less pay, and served as cooks, hospital aids, and wagon drivers
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What did the North and South realize after the first battle at Bull Run?
It was going to be a long process
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Which of the following is remembered for his march to the sea?
General Sherman
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Lincoln made it clear that his main goal was to...
Restore the Union
30
What were the two important effects of the Emancipation Proclamation?
African Americans supported the war, and the Civil War became a struggle for freedom
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Which state was created because 50 of its counties had little support for slavery and refused to secede?
Virginia
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What were the 3 goals of Total War?
Destroy enemy's army, resources, and will to fight
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The Civil War lasted...
4 years
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A tax on money that people receive is called what?
Gift Tax
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A Northerner whom opposed the war was called what?
Copperhead
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How were Lincoln's initial views on slavery related to his main goal of preserving the Union?
He realized how important slaves were to the war effort
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What were the 3 parts of the Union war plan?
Block South seaports, control Mississippi river, seize Richmond, VA
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What were the 3 parts of the Confederate war plan?
Defend land,
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What are 3 ways the North used total war against the Confederacy?
Set fires to buildings, seized crops, pulled railroad tracks
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What are 3 ways enslaved African Americans tried to hurt the Confederate war effort?
Provide military info, damage equipment, work slowly, or not at all
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What were two examples of new technology that was used during the Civil War?
New rifles, and cannons
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Which of the following are examples of a war casualty?
Somebody who is killed, or wounded
43
What is a blockade?
A military action to prevent entering or exiting an area
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Which is an example of how someone could avoid the draft?
Greater than 20 slaves, hire a substitute, pay the government $300
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What does neutral mean?
Not favoring either side
46
Which of the following is a true statement regarding the first Battle of Bull Run?
?
47
What are 3 results of Lincoln's call to arms following Ft. Sumter?
?
48
The most common occupation of soldiers that fought for the North was...
Farmers
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Widespread sickness in military camps was most often caused by...
Contaminated water
50
Why did the Emancipation Proclamation free so few slaves?
Union had no power in the South
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How was the South going to win a "War of Attrition"?
By defending
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What agricultural advantage did the North have over the South when it cam to fighting the Civil War?
They had edible food
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Why did the South have a stronger will to fight?
Because the war endangered their home
54
Describe a "new technology" that made the Civil War deadlier that previous wars?
New rifles and cannons
55
Why was disease the leading cause of death among soldiers in the Civil War?
Water was contaminated
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How did suspending the writ of "habeas corpus" make it easier to arrest people?
Didn't need proof
57
Describe one important effect the Emancipation Proclamation had on the war after it was issued?
Its allowed black to fight
58
How could the 13th amendment be passed so easily when it did?
It was passed before the southern states were restored to the Union
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How did the draft turn the Civil War into a "Poor Man's" war?
Poor people didn't have ways to avoid being drafted to fight
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What caused 9000 percent inflation in the South after the war?
Economic differences of the Civil War
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What caused 80% inflation in the South after the war?
Economic differences of the Civil War
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Why was it harder for the South to bear the economic burden of the war?
Because so much property was destroyed
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Why were soldiers that were farmers more likely to desert during the war?
They needed to go back to crops
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Why did the North and the South have to institute a "draft"?
Required men to become a soldier
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Why did the North have more casualties than the south?
They had more soldiers
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How was "Total War" going to destroy the ewill of southerners to fight?
Going to destroy their land
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What were the 2 key results of the war?
Reunited Nation, Ended Slavery

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