Chapter 16-4, & 16-5 Quiz Notes

Question 1

total war

Answer 1

war on all aspects of the enemy’s life

Question 2

siege

Answer 2

military blockade

Question 3

54th Massachusetts

Answer 3

all African-American regiment known for their courage, bravery, and sacrifice, they served on the front lines at the battle of Fort Wagner South Carolina

Question 4

David Farragut

Answer 4

Union navy hero, 12 years old when he joined the Navy, successfully blocked the last southern port east of the Mississippi River

Question 5

Jefferson Davis

Answer 5

President of the Confederate states of America

Question 6

Ulysses S Grant

Answer 6

general in charge of Union armies

Question 7

George Pickett

Answer 7

Confederate General, led an attack directly into the line of fire of the Union, 3/4 of his men died or were wounded. Pickets charge was the last attack at the battle of Gettysburg

Question 8

William Tecumseh Sherman

Answer 8

General of the Union, march to the sea

Question 9

March to the Sea

Answer 9

Sherman and his men burned much of Atlanta’s farmlands & cities trail of destruction

Question 10

General George McClellan

Answer 10

Union general, he didn’t obey Lincoln’s order to follow the retreating Confederate troops from Antietam and destroy the rebel army, which was the last straw for Lincoln

Question 11

Stonewall Jackson

Answer 11

Confederate General, shot by friendly fire, arm was amputated and he died a week later

Question 12

Battle of Gettysburg

Answer 12

Begin July 1, 1863, Confederates entered the town looking for supplies and encountered Union troops. four days long, Union won

Question 13

Appomattox Courthouse

Answer 13

located in Virginia, Robert E Lee surrendered officially

Question 14

Gettysburg Address

Answer 14

Lincoln’s two minutes speech to dedicate Soldiers’ National Cemetery, November 19, 1863

Question 15

African-Americans in the Civil War

Answer 15

At the beginning of the war, no African-American soldiers could fight for either side. Lincoln changed his mind, and allowed them to serve in the Union, because the North needed more soldiers

Question 16

Grants terms for surrender

Answer 16

Lee’s troops were given 25,000 rations, soldiers could keep their small firearms, officers could keep their horses, and nobody would disturb them on their way home

Question 17

Capital of the Confederate states of America

Answer 17

Richmond, Virginia

Question 18

13th Amendment

Answer 18

banned slavery in the United States

Question 19

What helped Lincoln win reelection in 1864?

Answer 19

William Tecumseh Sherman’s capture of Atlanta

Question 20

entrench

Answer 20

occupying a strong defensive position