Chapter 17 Quest Flashcards
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Who did Lee advise to leave Richmond?
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Davis
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Why did Lee surrender?
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He realized he could hold out no longer
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What did Lee send Davis when he advised him to leave Richmond?
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A note
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Why did Lee advise Davis to leave Richmond?
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So he could move his army to food supplies and prolong the war
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What did the Confederate leaders do to Richmond?
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They burnt anything of use to the Union and the city was in flames
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Who visited Richmond to see the prize the union pursued for four years?
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Lincoln
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Did Lee want to continue fighting?
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Yes but he knew his position was hopeless
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Where did Lee and Grant meet at when Lee surrendered?
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Appotattox Court House
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What and where was Appomattox Court House?
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A town in Virginia
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Who did Lee meet when he surrendered?
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Grant
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What was the deadliest war in history?
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The Civil War
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About how many soldiers died in the Civil War?
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620,000 died
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About how many soldiers were wounded in the Civil War?
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About 400,000
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How much many did the North and South spend?
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Let’s just say LOTS
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What did the war bring for the South?
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Economic disaster
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What was destroyed in the South from the Civil War?
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Farms and plantations
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How much of the nation’s wealth did the South account for before the war?
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30%
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How much of the nations wealth did the South account for after the war?
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12%
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What is the difference between how much the South accounted of the nations wealth before and after the war?
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18% less after the Civil War
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Who remained in poverty longer, North or South?
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South
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Who many days was it since Lee surrendered when Lincoln got shot?
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Five days
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Where was Lincoln shot?
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Ford’s Theatre
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What was Lincoln doing when he got shot?
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Watching a play
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Who shot Abraham Lincoln?
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John Wilkes Booth
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What was John Wilkes Booth's punishment after killing Lincoln?
He was persuaded and killed by troops
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How long was it between the day Booth shot Lincoln and when Booth was killed?
11 days
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Where did the bullet hit Lincoln?
The brain
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Where was Lincoln carried to after he got shot?
A house nearby
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Who tried to save Lincoln?
Doctors
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Why did the doctors not succeed at saving Lincoln?
They couldn't remove the bullet from his brain
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When did Lincoln die?
The morning after he was shot
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Lincoln was the first American President to be ____
Assassinated
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What did Americans do when Lincoln died?
Many wept in the streets
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What argument did the war settle?
States' rights
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What was the thought on states' rights after the war?
It was now clear that the states did not have the power to secede
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Is the U.S recognised as a union or a loose federation of states?
Union
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What was slavery replaced with?
Paid labor
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What two things are introduced after the war for economy?
1. ) income tax
| 2. ) new national paper currency
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What replaced farming after the war?
Industry was replaced as the basis of national economy
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Why was the South's economy destroyed?
Because it was based on slavery
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Does factory production decrease or increase?
Increase
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Is slavery still present after the civil war?
No
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About how many slaves are freed after the war?
Millions
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Can African Americans still serve in the military after the war?
Yes
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What is introduced socially after the war?
Conscription
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Who became active in nursing after the war?
Women
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What were to weapons that were modernize and gave the advantage to the defender?
A modernize rifle and minié ball
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Who does the modernized rifle and minié ball give the advantage to?
The defender
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Does the new weaponry increase or decrease the number of casualties on the battlefield?
Increase
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What made wooden warships obsolete?
Ironclads
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Did the federal government grow or lose power after the war?
Grow
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What was the greatest effect of the war?
Freeing millions of enslaved Americans
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How many states approved the Thirteenth Amendment?
27 states
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How many states in the south approved the Thirteenth Amendment?
8 states
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What did the Thirteenth Amendment ban?
Slavery in the US
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What were three challenges after the war?
1. ) four million former slaves had to be integrated into national life
2. ) south had to be brought back into the union
3. ) after four years of destruction, Americans turned their energies toward rebuilding the nation
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What was the Capitol of the Confederacy?
Richmond
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What was Lee's job?
He was the general of the confederacy
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What was Grant's job?
He was the general of the North
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What was an impact from the civil war in the south that some people feel is still present today?
Many people feel the south is still poor
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What does it mean to emancipate?
To free all enslaved African Americans
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What was the decision that Lincoln had to face?
To free or not to free
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What is Lincoln's main goal?
To preserve the union ; he will do whatever is necessary regarding slavery
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What were the border states?
The slave states still in the union
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Can Lincoln anger the border states?
No
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Who did the emancipation proclamation free?
All slaves in Confederate territories in the union's control
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How many slaves did the emancipation proclamation free?
Few people
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Where could the Union enforce the emancipation proclamation?
Only in the confederate territories under their control
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Why didn't Lincoln free all slaves?
He believed the constitution didn't give him authority to free all slaves
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What is the President's role in the armed forces?
Commander - in - chief
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Did Lincoln issue the proclamation with his military authority or his government authority?
Military authority
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What did the proclamation do to the Union cause?
It added a great moral purpose to the Union cause
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What did the war become of because of the Emancipation proclamation?
War of liberation
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What did abolitionists think about the emancipation proclamation?
They were thrilled but many believed Lincoln should have freed all slaves
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What did everybody in the north, except for abolitionists and especially democrats, think of emancipation?
They opposed emancipation
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Why did some people in the North oppose emancipation?
They claimed the proclamation would only prolong the war by further angering the south
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What did the union soldiers think about emancipation?
They welcomed it
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Why did the Union soldiers welcome emancipation?
Because it would destroy everything that gave the rebels strength
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What happened to the slaves who were out of reach of the northern armies?
They were still escaping out into the union lines
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After the Emancipation proclamation, what did the slaves deprive the confederacy of?
Labor
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What did the emancipated slaves provide the union with?
Soldiers
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Who did the emancipation proclamation allow into the armed forces?
Slaves
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Since what point of the war was Frederick Douglas arguing for the recruitment of African Americans into the armed forces?
Since the start of the war
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Why did Frederick Douglas think the recruitment of African Americans into the armed forces was good?
Because he believed this would be the first step to full citizenship
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Before the proclamation, what did the federal government think if African Americans joining the armed forces?
They discouraged the enlistment of African Americans and only a few regiments were formed
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How quickly did African American soldiers join the army?
They rushed
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How many African American regiments were organized in the Civil War?
166
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Who were all black regiments usually led by?
White officers
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What traits did the African Americans show on the battlefield?
Great courage and determination on the battlefield
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What were white officers' views on African Americans joining the armed forces in the beginning?
They had racist views
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Did white officers' views on African Americans soldiers change during the war?
Yes
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Whee was the 54th Massachusetts organized?
In the North
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What did the 54th Massachusetts do? And did they win?
They led a heroic attack on Fort Wagner in South Carolina and won
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What were the dangers for African American soldiers if they were captured?
The confederate government threatened to execute them or return them to slavery rather than make them prisoners of war
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What was the proclamation a sign of?
The war was bringing dramatic change to both the North and South
