Chapter 17 Civil War Stuff Flashcards
What were border states?
States divided over by slavery, didnt know to secede or stay
Which side had the larger army?
North
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 named after cities
North named after rivers or landmarks
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Bull Run
What was the capital of the CSA?
Richmond, Virginia
Who were the two generals of this battle?
Invin McDowell
P.G.T Beauregard
Who was one of the most gifted tactical commanders in US History?
Thomas Jackson
What caused the Union troops to drop their weapons and retreat in this battle?
Confederate troops let out a scream and charge
Why did the Confederate troops not pursue the fight after their victory at Bull
Run?
To disorganized and weakened
What battles gave the Union control of the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers?
Fort Henry
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 near the resting point
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?
Served as nurses
What were the 3 reasons the Southern economy suffered more than that of the
North?
Oack of industry, lack of goods, and farmland being over run
What did Lincoln sign on January 1st, 1863?
Emancipation Proclamation
Who believed that the signing on Jan 1, 1863 was the greatest event in US History?
Fedrick Douglas
What was the most well known African-American regiment in the Civil War?
54th Massachusetts
What was the turning point of the war?
Gettysburg and Vicksburg