Chapter 17 Flashcards
What were border states?
Were divided over the issue of slavery. They didnt know if they should 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 Lincoln’s main goal ?
In the begininng was NOT to eliminate slavery
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 battles after cities
North: named battles after rivers or landmarks
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
First Battle of Bull Run
Who were the two generals of the battle of Bull Run
General Irvin McDowell & General P.G.T Beauregard
What was the capital of the CSA?
Richmond, Virginia
Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during this battle?
Were inspired 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 conferderates let out a loud and strange scream, a rebel yell, that terrified the Northern soldiers and caused them to drop their weapons and retreat
Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull
Run?
The confederates were too disorganized and weakened to pursue the fight
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?
Ironsides
What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?
There was a church named “Shiloh” near their resting point in SW Tennessee
What was the single bloodiest day of fighting in the Civil War?
Battle of Antietnam
What did Lincoln shift his focus in the war towards after Antietam?
After Antietam, Lincoln shifted his focus on the war towards taking action against slavery
The Civil War was the first time thousands of women did what?
Served as nurses
What were the 3 reasons the Southern economy suffered more than that of the
North?
Lack of industry,shortages of essential goods due to the blockade, and farmland being over run
What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?
Emncipation 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 Massachusetts.
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?
The Gettysburg Address
What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?
Equality, freedom, a d states’ rights no longer being dominant
What was important about David Farragut?
The highest ranking officer in the Union navy
Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed?
They left Atlanta and were going to Savannah Georgia
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
In a small village in Virginia 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 wasnt one
How many people died
Over 600,000
How did the balance in power settle between the federal gov’t and state gov’ts after
the war?
The federal government strenthened and was more powerful than the state
