Chapter 17 Flashcards

1
Q

What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?

A

Richomond, Virginia

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2
Q

What were border states?

A

Were divided over the issue of slavery, they didn’t know weather to secede to the csa or remain in USA

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3
Q

Did the Union or Confederacy have the larger army?

A

North/union

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4
Q

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

A

Reunite the country

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5
Q

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

A

Anaconda plan-union

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6
Q

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

A

Preserve the way of life

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7
Q

How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

A

South named battles after of town and north named the battles after rivers or land marks

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8
Q

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

A

The battle of bull run

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9
Q

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

A

General Irvin McDowell and general p.g.t. Beauregard

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10
Q

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

A

Reinforcements led by general Thomas Jackson

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11
Q

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

A

Thomas “stonewall” Jackson

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12
Q

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

A

The Confederates load yelling and strange scream

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13
Q

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

A

They were to disorganized

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14
Q

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

A

Fort Henry and battle of fort doNelson

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15
Q

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

A

Merrimack

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16
Q

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

A

Iron sides

17
Q

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

A

A church

18
Q

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

A

The battle of Antietam

19
Q

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

A

Slavery

20
Q

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

A

Served as nurses

21
Q

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

A

Lack of industry
Shortages of essential goods
Farmland being overrun

22
Q

What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?

A

The Emancipation Proclamation

23
Q

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

A

Fredrick Douglass

24
Q

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

A

54th Massachusetts

25
Q

What was the turning point of the Civil War?

A

The union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg

26
Q

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

A

Gettysburg address

27
Q

What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?

A

Equality, freedom, and states’ rights no longer being dominant

28
Q

What was important about David Farragut?

A

He was born in Tennessee and he was the highest ranking officer in the union navy

29
Q

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

A

Savanna, Geogia

30
Q

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

A

In a small Virginia village

31
Q

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

A

Very forgiving

32
Q

What treaty ended the Civil War?

A

Nothing there was no treaty

33
Q

How many soldiers died in the Civil War?

A

Over 600,000

34
Q

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

A

Federal government was now clearly more stronger than states