Chapter 17 Flashcards
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
Richmond, VA
What were border states?
States that didn’t know whether to secede or not.
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- after cites
North- after landmarks or rivers
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
The Battle of Bull Run
Who were the two generals of the First Battle of Bull Run?
Irvin McDowell, Beauregard
Why did the Confederate troops become inspired during the First Battle of Bull
Run?
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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?
A rebel yell
Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull
Run?
They were disorganized
What battles gave the Union control of the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers?
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?
A 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?
Abolishing 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?
Lack of industries, shortage of goods due to the blockade, and farmland being over run
What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Who believed that the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was the greatest
event in US History?
Fredrick Douglas
What was the most well known African-American regiment in the Civil War?
The 54th Massachusetts
What was the turning point of the Civil War?
The 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 was the highest ranking officer in the union navy
Where was Sherman’s “march to the sea” headed toward?
Savannah, Georgia
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse
How severe were the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House toward the
Southern troops?
Not at all
What treaty ended the Civil War?
There was no treaty
How many soldiers died in the Civil War?
620,000
How did the balance in power settle between the federal gov’t and state gov’ts after
the war?
The federal government had more power
