Chapter 17 Flashcards
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
Richmond Virginia
What were border states?
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri
Did the Union or Confederacy have the larger army?
Union
What was the main goal for the North at the beginning of the war?
Preserve the Union
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?
Independence
How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?
Union landmarks, Confederate cities
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
First Battle of Bull Run
Who were the two generals of the First Battle of Bull Run?
Irvin McDowell Union, P.G.T Beauregard Confederate
Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during the First Battle of Bull
Run?
Stonewall Jacksons troops holding position like a stone wall
Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in American History and was
a Confederate General at Bull Run?
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in the First Battle
of Bull Run?
The southerners yell and sudden rush of courage
Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull
Run?
Too disorganized
What battles gave the Union control of the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers?
Battle of Fort Henry
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?
Shiloh Church
What was the single bloodiest day of fighting in the Civil War?
Antietam
What did Lincoln shift his focus in the war towards after Antietam?
Emancipation of slavery
The Civil War was the first time thousands of women did what?
Became nurses
What were the 3 reasons the Southern economy suffered more than that of the
North?
- Battles destroyed land 2. Reliance on trade, being blocked by Union Ships 3. Lack of Industry
What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?
Emancipation Proclamation
Who believed that the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was the greatest
event in US History?
Fredrick Douglass
What was the most well known African-American regiment in the Civil War?
54th Massachusetts
What was the turning point of the Civil War?
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
What speech was about equality, freedom, and states’ rights no longer being dominant?
Gettysburg address
What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?
Equality freedom and states rights
What was important about David Farragut?
Admiral from Tennessee that took over last southern port east of Mississippi River
Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed toward?
Savannah Georgia
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
Appotomax Courthouse
How severe were the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House toward the Southern troops?
They were forgiving
What treaty ended the Civil War?
No treaty
How many soldiers died in the Civil War?
600,000
How did the balance in power settle between the federal gov’t and state gov’ts after the war?
Federal government was more powerful
