Chapter 17 Flashcards
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
Richmond Virginia
What were border states?
Didn’t know to join union or 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?
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?
Preserve there way of life
How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?
Union-landmark or rivers
Confederate- towns
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Bull Run
Who were the two generals of the First Battle of Bull Run?
Irvin McDowell and PGT Beauregard
Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during the First Battle of Bull Run?
Reinforcements led by Thomas “stonewall” Jackson
Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in American History and was a Confederate General at Bull Run?
Thomas Jackson
What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in the First Battle of Bull Run?
Confederate Rebel Yell
Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull Run?
Weak and unorganized
What battles gave the Union control of the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers?
Battle of fort Henry and 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?
Church union stopped at
What was the single bloodiest day of fighting in the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
What did Lincoln shift his focus in the war towards after Antietam?
Slavery
The Civil War was the first time thousands of women did what?
Nurses
What were the 3 reasons the Southern economy suffered more than that of the North
Lack of industry shortages of goods farmland over run
What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?
Emancipation Proclomation
Who believed that the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was the greatest
event in US History?
Frederick Douglas
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 adress
What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?
Equality freedom and states rights
What was important about David Farragut?
Highest ranking union navy soldier from Tennessee
Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed toward?
Savanna Georgia
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
Appromatox courthouse
How severe were the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House toward the
Southern troops?
Forgiving
What treaty ended the Civil War?
None
How many soldiers died in the Civil War?
600000
How did the balance in power settle between the federal gov’t and state gov’ts after
the war?
More powerful than states
