Chapter 17

Question 0

What were border states?

Answer 0

States that were divided over the issue of slavery

They didn’t know if they should secede to the CSA or remain in the US

Question 1

What was the capital of the CSA?

Answer 1

Richmond, Virginia

Question 2

Which side had the larger army?

Answer 2

North

Question 3

What was the main goal for the North at the beginning of the war?

Answer 3

Reunite the country

Question 4

What was the name of the Union war plan to choke out the Confederacy?

Answer 4

Anaconda Plan

Question 5

What was the main goal for the South in the Civil War?

Answer 5

Preserve their way of life

Question 6

How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

Answer 6

South: cities
North: rivers or landmarks

Question 7

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

Answer 7

Bull Run

Question 8

Who were the two generals of this battle?

Answer 8

General Irvin McDowell and General P.G.T. Beauregard

Question 9

Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during this battle?

Answer 9

Reinforcements led by General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

Question 10

Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in US History?

Answer 10

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

Question 11

What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in this battle?

Answer 11

The Confederates yelled a loud and strange scream

Question 12

Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull
Run?

Answer 12

They were too disorganized and weakened

Question 13

What battles gave the Union control of the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers?

Answer 13

Battle of Fort Henry and Battle of Fort Donelson

Question 14

What was the warship that the South rebuilt with iron plates on the sides?

Answer 14

Merrimack

Question 15

What was the general name for iron plated ships that the South used to break
through the North’s defense?

Answer 15

Ironsides

Question 16

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

Answer 16

There was a church named Shiloh near their resting point

Question 17

What was the single bloodiest day of fighting in the Civil War?

Answer 17

Battle of Antietam

Question 18

What did Lincoln shift his focus in the war towards after Antietam?

Answer 18

To take action against slavery

Question 19

The Civil War was the first time thousands of women did what?

Answer 19

Served as nurses

Question 20

What were the 3 reasons the Southern economy suffered more than that of the
North?

Answer 20

Lack of industry, shortages of essential goods due to blockade, and farmland being overrun

Question 21

Who believed that the signing on Jan 1, 1863 was the greatest event in US History?

Answer 21

Frederick Douglas

Question 22

What was the most well known African-American regiment in the Civil War?

Answer 22

54th Massachusetts

Question 23

What was the turning point of the war?

Answer 23

Battle of Gettysburg

Question 24

What speech was about equality, freedom, and states’ rights no longer being
dominant?

Answer 24

The Gettysburg Address

Question 25

What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?

Answer 25

Equality, freedom, and states’ rights no longer being dominant

Question 26

What was important about David Farragut?

Answer 26

He was the highest ranking officer in the Union navy

Question 27

Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed?

Answer 27

Savannah, GA

Question 28

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

Answer 28

Appomattox Court House

Question 29

How severe were the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House toward the
Southern troops?

Answer 29

Very forgiving on the Southern troops

Question 30

What treaty ended the Civil War?

Answer 30

None

Question 31

How many soldiers died in the war?

Answer 31

Over 600,000

Question 32

How did the balance in power settle between the federal gov’t and state gov’ts after the war?

Answer 32

Federal gov. Was strengthened and more powerful that the states