Chapter 17 Flashcards
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
Richmond, Virginia
What were border states?
States divided over the issue of slavery.
They didn’t know whether to stay in the USA or go to the CSA.
Did the Union or Confederacy have the larger army?
Union
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?
Preserve their way of life
How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?
South: cities and towns
North: 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 the First Battle of Bull Run?
Confederacy: P.T.G. Beauregard
Union: Irvin McDowell
Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during the First Battle of Bull
Run?
Reinforcements led by General Thomas Jackson
Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in American History and was
a Confederate General at Bull Run?
Thomas “Stone wall” Jackson
What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in the First Battle
of Bull Run?
Rebel yell
Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull
Run?
They were too disorganized and weak
What battles gave the Union control of the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers?
Fort Henry and Battle of Fort Donelson
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?
A nearby church
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?
Action against slavery
The Civil War was the first time thousands of women did what?
Served as nurses
What were the 3 reasons the Southern economy suffered more than that of the
North?
Lacked of industry
Shortages of essential goods
Farmland being overrun
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?
Frederick 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?
Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg
What speech was about equality, freedom, and states’ rights no longer being
dominant?
The Gettysburg Address
What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?
equality, freedom, and states’ rights no longer being dominant
What was important about David Farragut?
He helped secure the last Southern port east of the Mississippi
Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed toward?
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?
Very forgiving
What treaty ended the Civil War?
There was no treaty
How many soldiers died in the Civil War?
Over 600,000
How did the balance in power settle between the federal gov’t and state gov’ts after
the war?
Federal government is clearly more powerful than the states
