Chapter 15 Quiz Questions Flashcards
During the Civil War, the Northern economy
grew and prospered.
Three regiments of which Indian tribe fought for the South at the Battle of Pea Ridge?
the Cherokees
Union victories in the West gave them the key strategic control of
the Mississippi River.
During the Civil War, women in the North
entered the workforce in large numbers.
President Lincoln suspended the right of habeas corpus for the purpose of
making it easier to arrest and hold suspected Confederate agents.
John Wilkes Booth
was shot to death in a barn in northern Virginia.
The bloodiest single day of fighting in American history occurred at
Antietam
The Emancipation Proclamation
freed the slaves of all states in rebellion.
General Grant’s effective strategy for winning the war was based on
coordinating the Union’s efforts on all fronts of the war.
A major outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run was
the North’s realization that the war would not be won easily.
The result of Pickett’s Charge was
the loss of half of Pickett’s thirteen thousand man division.
Many of General Grant’s victories in Virginia were characterized by
large loss of lives by the Union army.
The Confederate economy was especially hurt by
the Union’s effective naval blockade on cotton exports.
The Battle of Glorieta Pass
gave the Union firm control of the Southwest.
General Lee surrendered his army to General Grant at the courthouse in
Appomattox, Virginia.