Chapter 17 Flashcards
What were border states?
They were divided over the issue of slavery. They didnt know if they would secede to the CSA or remain in the USA
Which side had the larger army?
North
What was the main goal for the North at the beginning of the war?
Reunite the country
What was the name of the Union war plan to choke out the Confederacy?
Anaconda Plan
What was the main goal for the South in the Civil War?
Preserve their way of life
How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?
South named them after cities and the North named them after landmarks or rivers
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
The battle of Bull Run
Who were the two generals of this battle?
Irvin McDowell and P.G.T beareguard
Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during this battle?
By reinforcements led by General Thomas Jackson
Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in US History?
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in this battle?
The confederates screamed a rebel yell
Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull
Run?
They were too disorganized and and weakened
What battles gave the Union control of the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers?
The battle of fort henry and battle of fort donelson
What was the warship that the South rebuilt with iron plates on the sides?
Merrimack
What was the general name for iron plated ships that the South used to break
through the North’s defense?
Iron sides
What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?
A church
What was the single bloodiest day of fighting in the Civil War?
The battle of Antietam
What did Lincoln shift his focus in the war towards after Antietam?
Taking action against slavery
The Civil War was the first time thousands of women did what?
Serves as nurses
What were the 3 reasons the Southern economy suffered more than that of the
North?
Lack of industry, shortages of essentional goodsdue to the blockade, and farmland being overrun
What did Lincoln sign on January 1
st
, 1863?
Emancipation Proclamation
Who believed that the signing on Jan 1, 1863 was the greatest event in US History?
Fredrick Douglas
What was the most well known African-American regiment in the Civil War?
54th Mass.
What was the turning point of the war?
The Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg
What speech was about equality, freedom, and states’ rights no longer being
dominant?
President Lincolns speech the gettysburg address
What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?
Equality, freedom, and states rights
What was important about David Farragut?
He was the highest ranking officer in the union
Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed?
Savannah, Georgia
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
In a small Virginis village called Appomattox court house
How severe were the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House toward the
Southern troops?
Very forgiving
What treaty ended the Civil War?
There was no official treaty that ended it
How many soldiers died in the war?
600,000
How did the balance in power settle between the federal gov’t and state gov’ts after
the war?
The federal government was strengthened and was now clearly more powerful than the states
What was the capital of the CSA?
Richmond, Virginia
