Chapter 17 test Flashcards
the most important border state was
maryland
the main goal of the south was
to be recognized as a nindependent nations
the main goal of the north was
TO RESTORE THE UNION
the basic strategy of the osuth was
conduct a defensive war
general scotts war strategy was called
the anaconda plan
which had ahd more soldiers and a larger population
union
which side had an advantage of a strong military leadership
confederacy
the osuht thought britain and france would support them because
the depended on southern esports
many union and confederate soldiers deserted because
they were hungry afraid and sick
which side knew the fighting ground and had a strong fighting spirit
confederacy
Robert E Lee’s strategy at the battle of Antietam did not work because
the description of his plan was found by union officers
who won at the first battle of bull run
confederacy
the union wanted control of the mississippi because
it could cut off supply lines to the confederacy form the west and it would be able to move nto the heart of the south
at the battles of shiloh
the union won a narrow victory
abolitionists urged presidtn lincoln to make slavery a central issue in the war because
slavery was morally wrong
from where did most confederate and union soldiers come
farms
where was the first major battle of the civil war
bull urn
who was the union general who captured fort henry
ulysses s grant
the union goal in the west was to control what
the mississippi river
after which battle did both sides realize it would be a long and bloody war
bull run
during the war, many schools and churches were used as
hospitals
the idea of wome nserving as nurses during the civil war was
new and unpoopular
rose o neal greenhow entertained union leaders in washington dc because she
was a spy for the confederates
most prisoners of war died from
disease
to quiet opposition to the war, president linconl
suspended habeas corpus
why did the south suffer the most destruction during the civil war
most of the fighting took place there
who was the oustherner wh oestablished a hospital for soldiers in richmond, virginia
sally tompkins
what was the law that required men of certain ages to serve in the military
draft
to raise money for the war, what did the north print
greenbakcs
which of the following is true about general burnside
he resigned after losing fredericksburg
bettsburg was an important battle because
it turned the tide of the war in the unions favor
the union caputring of port hudson meant that
the south was split in two
the commander of the confederate army who surprised union forces by sending troops to attack them from the flank at chencellorsvilles was
robert e le
after relieving gneeral mcclellan of his duties, a frustrated president lincoln watched different generals try and fail to lead the union to victory. who were they
ambrose burnside, joseph hooker, and george meade.
confederate leaders hoped a victory in union territory would win support from
britain and france
general grant led a 47-day seige against which city
vicksburg mississippi
by the end of the war african american colunteers made up nearly which percentage of the union army
10 percent
president lincolns address at which battlefield honored soldier and stated his vision for the country
gettysburg
president lincoln put general grant in charge becauase
he was a man of action
when grant laid seige at petersburg confederates
refused to give up and had no access to food and troops
while grant focused on capturing richmond general sherman was
marching through the deep south
sherman waged total war in the south because
he hopes it would help end the war
when richmond fell, this marked
the end of the war
which of the following is the systematic destruction of an entire land
total war
ulysses s grants assault resulted in a nine month siege on which railroad center
petersburg
what helped lincoln win the 1864 election
capture of atlanta
what was sherman’s march across georgia toward the atlatncia called
march to the sea
where did general roberte e lee surrender to general ulysses s grant
appomattox court house
because of the huge loss of life among his own troops, critics of in the north called him butcher
grant
in november 1864, abraham lincoln defeated in the presidential elections
george b mcclellan
