Chapter 17 Flashcards

1
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What was the capital of the CSA?

A

Richmond, Virgina

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2
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What were border states?

A

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

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3
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Which side had the larger army?

A

The Union or North

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4
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What was the main goal for the North at the beginning of the war?

A

Reunite the country

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5
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What was the name of the Union war plan to choke out the Confederacy?

A

Anaconda Plan

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6
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What was the main goal for the South in the Civil War?

A

Preserve their way of life

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7
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How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

A

South named battles after cities and North name battles after landmarks and rivers

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What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

A

First Battle of Bull Run

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9
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Who were the two generals of first bull run?

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Irvin McDowell- Union

P.G.T Beauregard- Confederacy

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Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during first bull run?

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By reinforcements led by General Thomas Jackson

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11
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Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in US History?

A

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

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12
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What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat at fist bull run?

A

The Confederates let out a loud and strange scream, a rebel yell.

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

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They were too disorganized and weakened .

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14
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What battles gave the Union control of the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers?

A

The Battle of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson.

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15
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What was the warship that the South rebuilt with iron plates on the sides?

A

The Merrimack

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16
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What was the general name for iron plated ships that the South used to break through the North’s defense?

A

Ironsides

17
Q

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

A

A church near their resting point in SW TN was named “Shiloh”

18
Q

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

A

The Battle of Antietam

19
Q

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

A

Taking action against slavery

20
Q

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

A

Severed as nurses

21
Q

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

A

Because of the lack of industry, shortages of essential goods due to the blockage, and farmlands being overrun.

22
Q

What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?

A

Emancipation Proclamation

23
Q

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

A

Fredrick Douglass

24
Q

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

A

54th Massachusetts

25
Q

What was the turning point of the war?

A

The union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg

26
Q

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

A

The Gettysburg Address (“Four score and seven years ago”)

27
Q

What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?

A

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

28
Q

What was important about David Farragut?

A

He helped secure Mobile, Alabama, the highest ranking officer in the Union navy, and this mission blocked the last southern part east of the Mississippi

29
Q

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

A

Savannah, Georgia

30
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Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

A

In a small Virginia village called Appomattox Court House.

31
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How severe were the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House toward the Southern troops?

A

Very forgiving on the southern troops

32
Q

What treaty ended the Civil War?

A

Their was no official treaty

33
Q

How many soldiers died in the war?

A

Over 600,000

34
Q

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

A

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