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

.where states divided on slavery

Question 3

Did the Union or Confederacy have the larger army?

Answer 3

.union

Question 4

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

Answer 4

.to keep states united

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Anaconda paln

Question 6

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

Answer 6

.perserve life their way

Question 7

How did both sides name battles in the Civil War?

Answer 7

.south-cities

North-landmarks or rivers

Question 8

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

Answer 8

.1st battl of bull run

Question 9

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

Answer 9

.general Irvin McDowell & pgt Beauregard

Question 10

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

Answer 10

.reinforcements led by general Thomas

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

.scream led out of the confederate side

Rebel yell

Question 13

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

Answer 13

,to weak and disorganized to fight.

Question 14

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

Answer 14

.battle of fort Henry and fort Donaldson

Question 15

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

Answer 15

.marramack

Question 16

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

Answer 16

.iornside

Question 17

What was the Battle of Shiloh named after?

Answer 17

.church names Shiloh

Question 18

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

Answer 18

.battle Antietam

Question 19

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

Answer 19

.problem of slavery

Question 20

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

Answer 20

.served as nurses

Question 21

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

Answer 21

.lack of industries, shortage of essentials due to the blockades, and farm being over run

Question 22

What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?

Who believed that the signing of the

Answer 22

.emancipation proclamation

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 and Vicksburg

Question 25

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

Answer 25

.Gettysburg address

Question 26

What three things was the Gettysburg Address about?

Answer 26

.equality, freedom, and states not being dormant

Question 27

What was important about David Farragut?

Answer 27

.help secure Monica bay Alabama

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Savannah, Georgia

Question 29

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

Answer 29

.appomatic courthouse

Question 30

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

Answer 30

.verry forgiving

Question 31

What treaty ended the Civil War?

Answer 31

.not one

Question 32

How many soldiers died in the Civil War?

Answer 32

.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

.federal governments were dormant

Question 34

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

Answer 34

.fredrick Douglas