Chapter 17

Question 1

What was the capital of the CSA?

Answer 1

Richmond, Virginia

Question 2

What were border states?

Answer 2

They were the states that were divided over slavery.

Question 3

Which side had the larger army?

Answer 3

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

To preserve their way of life.

Question 7

How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

Answer 7

South:After Cities
North:After Rivers and Landmarks

Question 8

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

Answer 8

The First Battle Of Bull Run

Question 9

Who were the two generals of this battle?

Answer 9

Gen. l. McDowell

And Gen. P.G.T. Boaragard

Question 10

Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during this battle?

Answer 10

General Thomas Jackson

Question 11

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

Answer 11

General Thomas Jackson

Question 12

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

Answer 12

The Rebel Yell

Question 13

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

Answer 13

They were too weak and too disorganized

Question 14

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

Answer 14

The Battles of Fort Donelson and Fort Henry

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Monitor

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Iron Sides

Question 17

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

Answer 17

A Church Near The Site

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

Ending Slavery

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Work in men’s jobs

Question 21

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

Answer 21

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.

Question 22

What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?

Answer 22

The Emancipation Proclamation

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Fredrick Douglas

Question 24

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

Answer 24

The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Question 25

What was the turning point of the war?

Answer 25

The Battle Of Gettysburg

Question 26

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

Answer 26

The Gettysburg Address

Question 27

What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?

Answer 27

Freedom, equality, and states rights

Question 28

What was important about David Farragut?

Answer 28

He was the highest ranked officer in the union.

Question 29

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

Answer 29

To Savannah, Georgia

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Appomattox Court House

Question 31

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

Answer 31

They were forgiving.

Question 32

What treaty ended the Civil War?

Answer 32

There was no treaty

Question 33

How many soldiers died in the war?

Answer 33

600,000

Question 34

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

Answer 34

The Federal gov’t was strengthened and was now more powerful than the state gov’ts.