Chapter 17 Flashcards
What was the capital of the CSA?
Richmond, Virginia
What were border states?
They were the states that were divided over slavery.
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?
To preserve their way of life.
How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?
South:After Cities
North:After Rivers and Landmarks
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
The First Battle Of Bull Run
Who were the two generals of this battle?
Gen. l. McDowell
And Gen. P.G.T. Boaragard
Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during this battle?
General Thomas Jackson
Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in US History?
General Thomas Jackson
What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in this battle?
The Rebel Yell
Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull
Run?
They were too weak and too disorganized
What battles gave the Union control of the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers?
The Battles of Fort Donelson and Fort Henry
What was the warship that the South rebuilt with iron plates on the sides?
Monitor
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 Near The Site
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?
Ending Slavery
The Civil War was the first time thousands of women did what?
Work in men’s jobs
What were the 3 reasons the Southern economy suffered more than that of the
North?
The South had no factories to produce guns or ammunition, and its railroads were small and not interconnected,and there crops couldn’t be grown because of them having gun and bodies in the gardens.
What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?
The 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?
The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
What was the turning point of the war?
The Battle Of Gettysburg
What speech was about equality, freedom, and states’ rights no longer being
dominant?
The Gettysburg Address
What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?
Freedom, equality, and states rights
What was important about David Farragut?
He was the highest ranked officer in the union.
Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed?
To Savannah, Georgia
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
Appomattox Court House
How severe were the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House toward the
Southern troops?
They were forgiving.
What treaty ended the Civil War?
There was no treaty
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 gov’t was strengthened and was now more powerful than the state gov’ts.
