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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?

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Inflation

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During the Civil War, African American troops…

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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?

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It was going to be a long process

28
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Which of the following is remembered for his march to the sea?

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General Sherman

29
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Lincoln made it clear that his main goal was to…

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Restore the Union

30
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What were the two important effects of the Emancipation Proclamation?

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African Americans supported the war, and the Civil War became a struggle for freedom

31
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Which state was created because 50 of its counties had little support for slavery and refused to secede?

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Virginia

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What were the 3 goals of Total War?

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Destroy enemy’s army, resources, and will to fight

33
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The Civil War lasted…

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4 years

34
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A tax on money that people receive is called what?

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Gift Tax

35
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A Northerner whom opposed the war was called what?

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Copperhead

36
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How were Lincoln’s initial views on slavery related to his main goal of preserving the Union?

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He realized how important slaves were to the war effort

37
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What were the 3 parts of the Union war plan?

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Block South seaports, control Mississippi river, seize Richmond, VA

38
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What were the 3 parts of the Confederate war plan?

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Defend land,

39
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What are 3 ways the North used total war against the Confederacy?

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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?

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Provide military info, damage equipment, work slowly, or not at all

41
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What were two examples of new technology that was used during the Civil War?

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New rifles, and cannons

42
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Which of the following are examples of a war casualty?

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Somebody who is killed, or wounded

43
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What is a blockade?

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A military action to prevent entering or exiting an area

44
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Which is an example of how someone could avoid the draft?

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Greater than 20 slaves, hire a substitute, pay the government $300

45
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What does neutral mean?

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Not favoring either side

46
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Which of the following is a true statement regarding the first Battle of Bull Run?

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?

47
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What are 3 results of Lincoln’s call to arms following Ft. Sumter?

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?

48
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The most common occupation of soldiers that fought for the North was…

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Farmers

49
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Widespread sickness in military camps was most often caused by…

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Contaminated water

50
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Why did the Emancipation Proclamation free so few slaves?

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Union had no power in the South

51
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How was the South going to win a “War of Attrition”?

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By defending

52
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What agricultural advantage did the North have over the South when it cam to fighting the Civil War?

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They had edible food

53
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Why did the South have a stronger will to fight?

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Because the war endangered their home

54
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Describe a “new technology” that made the Civil War deadlier that previous wars?

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New rifles and cannons

55
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Why was disease the leading cause of death among soldiers in the Civil War?

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Water was contaminated

56
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How did suspending the writ of “habeas corpus” make it easier to arrest people?

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Didn’t need proof

57
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Describe one important effect the Emancipation Proclamation had on the war after it was issued?

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Its allowed black to fight

58
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How could the 13th amendment be passed so easily when it did?

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It was passed before the southern states were restored to the Union

59
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How did the draft turn the Civil War into a “Poor Man’s” war?

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Poor people didn’t have ways to avoid being drafted to fight

60
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What caused 9000 percent inflation in the South after the war?

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Economic differences of the Civil War

61
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What caused 80% inflation in the South after the war?

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Economic differences of the Civil War

62
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Why was it harder for the South to bear the economic burden of the war?

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Because so much property was destroyed

63
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Why were soldiers that were farmers more likely to desert during the war?

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They needed to go back to crops

64
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Why did the North and the South have to institute a “draft”?

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Required men to become a soldier

65
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Why did the North have more casualties than the south?

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They had more soldiers

66
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How was “Total War” going to destroy the ewill of southerners to fight?

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Going to destroy their land

67
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What were the 2 key results of the war?

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Reunited Nation, Ended Slavery

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