Chapter 17

Question 1

What was the capital of the CSA?

Answer 1

Richmond,Virginia

Question 2

What were border states?

Answer 2

Were divided over the issue of slavery

Question 3

Which side had the larger army?

Answer 3

The North

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Reunite the country

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Anaconda Plan

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Preserve their way of life

Question 7

How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

Answer 7

South-Cities,North-Rivers or landmarks

Question 8

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

Answer 8

Battle of Bull Run

Question 9

Who were the two generals of this battle?

Answer 9

General Irvin Dawell and General P.G.T Beauregard

Question 10

Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during this battle?

Answer 10

Reinforcements led by General Thomas Jackson

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Thomas”Stone Wall”Jackson

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Confederates let out a loud and strange scream

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 Battle of Fort Donelson

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Merrimack

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Ironsites

Question 17

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

Answer 17

The Battle of Antietam

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

The war towards facing 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

The lack of industry,shortages of essential goods due to the blockade and farm land being overrun

Question 22

What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?

Answer 22

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 23

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

Answer 23

54th Massachusetts

Question 24

What was the turning point of the war?

Answer 24

Victories of Gettysburg and Vicksburg

Question 25

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

Answer 25

The Gettysburg Adress

Question 26

What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?

Answer 26

Equality,Freedom,states rights no longer being dominate

Question 27

What was important about David Farragut?

Answer 27

He was the highest ranking officer

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Towards Savannah,Georgia

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Apperattox Court House

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Forgiving

Question 31

What treaty ended the Civil War?

Answer 31

No official treaty

Question 32

How many soldiers died in the war?

Answer 32

600,000

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Was strengthen and was new clearly more powerful than the states