Chapter 17

Question 1

What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?

Answer 1

Richmond Virginia

Question 2

What were border states?

Answer 2

Divided over the issue of slavery

Question 3

Did the Union or Confederacy have the larger army?

Answer 3

Union,north

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Reunite the country, and not to eliminate slavery

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Andiconda plan

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Preserve way of life

Question 7

How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

Answer 7

South-cities

North-rivers or landmarks

Question 8

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

Answer 8

Bull run

Question 9

Who were the two generals of the First Battle of Bull Run?

Answer 9

Gen Irvin Mc.dowell

Question 10

Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during the First Battle of Bull
Run?

Answer 10

By reinforcement

Question 11

Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in American History and was
a Confederate General at Bull Run?

Answer 11

Thomas “stonewall”Jackson

Question 12

What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in the First Battle
of Bull Run?

Answer 12

A Rebel yell

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Battle of fort Henry and fort Donelson

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Merrimack

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Ironsides

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Battle of Antietam

Question 17

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

Answer 17

The war toward taking action against slavery

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Served as nurses

Question 19

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

Answer 19

A church

Question 20

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

Answer 20

lack of industry, shortages of essential, and farmland being overrun

Question 21

What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?

Answer 21

Emancipation proclamation

Question 22

Who believed that the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was the greatest
event in US History?

Answer 22

Fredrick Douglass

Question 23

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

Answer 23

54th Massachusetts

Question 24

What was the turning point of the Civil War?

Answer 24

Gettysburg Pittsburg

Question 25

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

Answer 25

The Gettysburg address

Question 26

What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?

Answer 26

Equality freedom and states rights

Question 27

What was important about David Farragut?

Answer 27

Helped secure mobile bay in Alabama

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Atlanta GA

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Appomattox court house

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Very forgiving

Question 31

What treaty ended the Civil War?

Answer 31

There was no treaty

Question 32

How many soldiers died in the Civil War

Answer 32

Over 600,000

Question 33

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

Answer 33

It was strengthened and was more powerful than the states

Question 34

Why did the confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at bull run?

Answer 34

They were disorganized and weakened