Chapter 17

Question 1

What were border states?

Answer 1

Border states were divided over the issue of slavery. They didn’t know if they should secede to the CSA or remain in the USA

Question 2

Which side had the larger army?

Answer 2

The North

Question 3

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

Answer 3

They wanted to reunite the country by bringing the Southern States back into the Union. (Lincoln’s main goal in the beginning was not to eliminate slavery)

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

Be recognized as an independent nation and preserve their way of life

Question 6

How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

Answer 6

The South named battles after cities and The North named battles after rivers or landmarks

Question 7

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

Answer 7

The Battle of Bull Run

Question 8

Who were the two generals over this battle?

Answer 8

Union: General Irvin McDowell
Confederacy: General P.G.T Beauregard

Question 9

Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during this battle?

Answer 9

They became inspired by reinforcements led by General Thomas Jackson

Question 10

Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in U.S. 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 surged forward and let out a loud and strange scream, a Rebel Yell, that terrified the Northern soldiers and caused them to drop their weapons and retreat

Question 12

What was the capital of the CSA?

Answer 12

Richmond, Virginia

Question 13

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

Answer 13

The Confederates were too disorganized and weakened to pursue the fight

Question 14

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

Answer 14

The Battle of Fort Henry and the Battle of Fort Donelson

Question 15

What was the warship that the South rebuilt with Iron Plates on the side?

Answer 15

The Merrimack

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Iron Sides

Question 17

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

Answer 17

It was named after a church named “Shiloh”

Question 18

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

Answer 18

The Battle of Antietam

Question 19

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

Answer 19

He shifted his towards taking action against slavery

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Served as nurses

Question 21

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

Answer 21

It suffered more because of the lack of industry, shortages of essential goods due to the blockade, and farmland being overrun

Question 22

What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?

Answer 22

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 23

Who believed that the signing on January 1st, 1863 was the greatest event in U.S. History?

Answer 23

Fredrick Douglas

Question 24

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

Answer 24

The 54th Massachusetts

Question 25

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

Answer 25

The Gettysburg Address

Question 26

What was the turning point of the war?

Answer 26

The Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg are considered the turning point of the Civil War

Question 27

What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?

Answer 27

Equality, Freedom, and States’ Rights no longer being dominant

Question 28

What was important about David Farragut?

Answer 28

He was the highest ranking officer in the Union Navy

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Savannah, Georgia

Question 30

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

Answer 30

He surrendered in a small Virginia village called Appomattox Court House

Question 31

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

Answer 31

The terms of this surrender were very forgiving on the Southern troops

Question 32

What treaty ended the Civil War?

Answer 32

There was no official treaty to end the Civil War

Question 33

How many soldiers died in the war?

Answer 33

Over 600,000 soldiers died

Question 34

How did the balance in power settle between the federal government and state government after the war?

Answer 34

The federal government was strengthened and was now clearly more powerful than the states